FAILURE OF BREAST IMPLANTS

That this House is alarmed at the inadequate protection of patients against faulty medical devices by Government andthe industry-funded Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; notes that evidence of failure in breast implants in the UK greatly understated the dangers revealed in the rest of Europe and the US; draws attention to reports that recalls of devices are rising but manufacturers continue to suppress information on device failures; and calls for a review that will ensure that UK patients have guarantees on the safety and efficacy of devices equivalent to that of patients in the US.