Petitioner: Bill Welsh
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
18 August 2017
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish an independent vaccine safety commission.
Summary:
21 September 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation and Health Protection Scotland. Link to the Official Report 21 September 2017
22 March 2018: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that medicine safety is a reserved matter and therefore the Scottish Government has no remit to set up an independent vaccine safety commission. Link to the Official Report 22 March 2018
Supplementary information
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Written submissions: