§ 94. Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will initiate discussions with the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries regarding the establishment of a no-fault drug damage compensation scheme.
§ Mr. NewtonWe have no plans to do so. The Government have already introduced changes, which took effect from 1 March 1988 through the Consumer Protection Act 1987, to remove the need for an individual to prove negligence in establishing liability where it can he shown that a defective medicinal product caused personal injury. It must be for the pharmaceutical industry to decide whether it wishes to set up its own no-fault drug compensation scheme.