Work Of Dr David Southall (No. 2)

EDM number 204 in 2006-07, proposed by John Hemming on 21/11/2006.

That this House notes that in the report written for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire by Professor McNeish and Dr Durbin, Professor McNeish said that Dr Southall has pursued multiple clinical research studies which were poorly designed and therefore were unlikely to produce new knowledge of worth, and more worryingly that he appears to have had insufficient regard for the ethical standards that should surround all clinical studies in babies; believes that these are important comments which require proper consideration; is surprised that the University Hospital of North Staffordshire is unable to find a copy of this report; calls for the hospital to locate such a copy and publish its contents; and further calls for an independent judicial or parliamentary inquiry into the research and clinical activities of Dr David Southall, the failure of the regulatory system to prevent unethical experiments on babies managed by Dr Southall and the misuse of child protection and judicial procedures which prevented parents from raising complaints about his research and the methods by which he procured children for his research.

This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.