§ Lord WarnerMy right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Dame Janet Smith, Chairman of the Shipman Inquiry, published her sixth report Shipman: The Final Report today. Copies of the report have been placed in the Library.
Once again the Government express their profound thanks to Dame Janet Smith and her team for their work throughout the lifetime of the inquiry. We also reiterate our sympathy to all the relatives and friends of Shipman's victims and express our thanks to them for their valuable contribution to the inquiry's work.