§ 48. Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if lie will call for an investigation into the use of human beings as guinea pigs, and without their knowledge, in medical experiments at two London hospitals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Mrs. Oppenheim) on 19th October. Without specific evidence that the consent of patients under recognised ethical procedures had not been obtained to the use of experimental techniques or substances, I would not feel justified in initiating an inquiry.—[Vol. 823, c.96–7.]