Had a commissioner been available when Primodos was around in the 1960s and 1970s, they would have had the authority to remove that drug from the market, ensure that it was safe before it was put back on, if it was to be put back on, and ensure that there was sufficient investigation into the regulator at the time to make sure that they were doing the job that they were paid to doHealth, Social Care and Sport Committee, Official Report 7 February 2023.
However, Fraser Morton whose son...