Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27591

Breasts: Plastic Surgery

Tabled: 30 January 2025

Answered: 6 February 2025

Question

Dan Carden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a public inquiry into the safety of PIP breast implants.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There are currently no plans to commission a public inquiry into the safety of Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants.As part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) market surveillance for medical devices, we worked with ...

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