Contaminated Blood

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:16 pm on 11 July 2017.

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Photo of Sylvia Hermon Sylvia Hermon Independent, North Down 2:16, 11 July 2017

First, I apologise to the House, the Minister and to you, Mr Speaker, for not being present at the beginning of this very, very important debate. The Minister said that he is going to consult on the inquiry, which will be UK-wide. He will know that we do not have an Assembly, and there is no corresponding Health Minister in Northern Ireland, which is absolutely disgraceful. There is no prospect of our having such a Minister before autumn, so with whom will the Minister liaise in Northern Ireland in the Assembly’s absence?