Question reference: S5W-07732
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 March 2017
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 March 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the Independent Review of Transvaginal Mesh Implants has conducted itself in an impartial manner, and what its reasons are for its position on this.
Answer
Ministers and government officials have taken great care to allow the Review to take an independent view on the matter, and the members’ range of experiences and expertise was intended to ensure that a comprehensive examination of the situation was possible. This is a complex, technical area and the Scottish Government has given the Review wide latitude to prepare the report without interference from Government.