Compensation For People Affected By Thalidomide
EDM number 423 in 2006-07, proposed by Paul Rowen on 06/12/2006.
That this House notes the continued difficulties faced by the 450 individuals who have been permanently damaged by the drug thalidomide; further notes that the health of many people affected by thalidomide continues to deteriorate and that many continue to require financial support to maintain their independence; recognises the social and moral responsibility borne by the manufacturers of the drug, Chemie Grunethal; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health to pursue the matter with Chemie Grunethal with a view to obtaining payment for British victims of thalidomide.
This motion has been signed by a total of 90 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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