EU: Negotiations

Baroness Hayman Excerpts

Tuesday 17th March 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord True]

My Lords, I have a good deal of sympathy with what my noble friend said.

[Baroness Hayman (CB)]

My Lords, the Minister talked about the ongoing discussions and the coronavirus emergency in his Answer. Could he tell the House what discussions are going on about relationships with the European Medicines Agency? I hope that we will have new vaccines and new medicines, which need a speedy, combined and accepted recognition and licensing process. It would be a great shame, since we no longer have the European Medicines Agency here, if we were not in the closest co-operation with it over this very urgent matter.

[Lord True]

My Lords, this is a global challenge; Her Majesty’s Government are in contact with Governments around the world on the best methods of dealing with coronavirus.