Medicine
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on medicine and medical research. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.02.2013 | Nuclear test veterans - compensation |
| A group of 1,011 services veterans and civilians from the UK, Fiji and New Zealand have attempted to obtain a compensation hearing against the Ministry of Defence relating to alleged illnesses caused by exposure to radiation in nuclear weapons tests during the 1950s. However, in March 2012 the Supreme Court ruled against the Atomic Veterans' case proceeding and the Government says it has no plans to pay compensation. | |
| 18.09.2012 | Homeopathy and the consolidation of UK medicines legislation |
| In August 2012 UK medicines legislation (including for homeopathy) was consolidated through the Human Medical Regulations. The law was not changed. | |
| 14.06.2011 | Regulation of herbal medicines |
| This note deals with regulatory changes due to the EU Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products | |
| 10.05.2011 | Sources of social statistics: Health Services and Public Health |
| 05.10.2010 | Epilepsy Statistics |
| A short note summarising prevalence, mortality and prescribing data on epilepsy. Gavin Thompson and Lorna Booth. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 27.11.2001 | Human Reproductive Cloning Bill (HL) (Bill 57 of 2001-02) |
| Human Reproductive Cloning Bill (HL) (Bill 57 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/104 | |
| 05.10.1999 | Asbestos |
| Asbestos. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/81. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 26.07.2010 | Evidence check: homeopathy. |
| Government response. Department of Health report [Commons] | |
| 08.02.2010 | Evidence check: homeopathy. |
| Science and Technology Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 14.12.2009 | Genomic medicine. |
| Government response. Department of Health report [Commons and Lords] | |
| 03.06.2009 | Genomic medicine. |
| Science and Technology Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.11.2011 | ANTIBIOTIC ACTION INITIATIVE |
| That this House notes the importance of the aims of the Antibiotic Action Initiative of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy that is examining ways to encourage the discovery, ... | |
| 05.07.2011 | ALICE PYNE AND STEM CELL DONATION |
| That this House notes that about 1,600 patients in the UK are currently in need of a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant; commends Ulverston's Alice Pyne for raising public ... | |
| 31.03.2011 | INDIA - EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON AFFORDABLE MEDICINES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD |
| That this House notes that the Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between India and the EU is nearing finalisation; further notes that the EU is pushing for the inclusion ... | |
| 17.11.2010 | WITHDRAWAL OF LEGAL AID FOR EPILEPSY DRUG COURT CASE |
| That this House notes with regret the decision of the Legal Services Commission to withdraw funding from the claimants in the Fetal Anti-Convulsant Litigation; further notes that the ... | |
| 02.11.2010 | NICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DRUGS |
| That this House notes that dementia is a devastating illness which affects over 800,000 people in the UK, two-thirds of them suffering from Alzheimer's disease and with only about a ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 21.12.2012 | Plant-made Pharmaceuticals |
| The use of genetically modified (GM) plants to produce pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines is an emerging technology that offers a low-cost, large-scale alternative to current methods. This POSTnote looks at recent advances in, and the benefits of, the technology, and analyses the associated biosafety and regulatory issues. | |
| 16.07.2012 | Drug Resistant Tuberculosis |
| This note examines the extent of, and risks posed by, drug-resistant TB. | |
| 15.03.2012 | Personalised Cancer Treatments |
| Recent technological advances in both diagnostics and therapeutics have the potential to make the treatment of cancer more personalised. | |
| 03.10.2011 | Clinical Trials |
| This POSTnote summarises some of the most important reasons behind the decline in clinical trials in the UK, and the actions being taken to improve the situation. | |
| 01.05.2009 | Regenerative Medicine, May 2009 |
| This POSTnote looks at recent developments in this area and analyses the issues they pose for UK researchers and regulators. | |
| 01.04.2009 | Personalised medicine, April 2009 |
| This POSTnote examines the state of research into human variability, and the prospects, challenges and policy implications of more personalised medical treatment. |
