Silicone Breast Implants

EDM number 464 in 1999-00, proposed by Tom Brake on 01/03/2000.

That this House notes with concern reported cases of silicone poisoning due to the rupture of silicone breast implants; calls for better pre-operative information regarding the health risks and financial implications of silicone breast implant surgery; calls for the publication of all research projects by the National Breast Implant Registry which may identify any problem areas with particular types of implants; calls for increased investigation into implant related adverse incidents reported to the Medical Devices Agency Adverse Incident Centre; and urges the Government fully to investigate studies which examine the reported symptoms and effects of the leaking of silicone due to the rupture of implants.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.