Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Baroness Cumberlege plans consult patient groups and affected people before the Medicines and Medical Devices Review commences; and if he will make a statement.

We anticipate that Baroness Cumberlege will wish to engage with patient groups and other stakeholders from the early stages and throughout the course of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. The Review is, however, independent of the Department, and such decisions are a matter for its Chair, Baroness Cumberlege.