§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress the Government have made in the introduction of compulsory registration of the details of each breast implant and removal operation on a National Breast Implant Registry. [122553]
§ Yvette CooperRegistration of each implant and explant operation on the National Breast Implant Registry cannot be compulsory as the entry of information on the registry requires consent of the patient.
However a number of actions are being taken to increase compliance with registration. These include promoting awareness of the National Breast Implant Registry; guidance to be issued by the Royal College of Surgeons on clinical practice for breast surgery, and the Care Standards Bill.