Fw: Latest European & UK Update (Please post)

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From: " Livsey (by way of ilena rose) "

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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:38 PM

Subject: Latest European & UK Update (Please post)

> EUROPEAN PETITIONS MEETING - March 21st 2001

>

> European Campaigning Co-ordinators have worked continuously on the

petitions

> to the European Parliament in Brussels. The key figures; all of whom

spoke

> at the meeting in Brussels were - MARLOU BOOTS (Holland), CHRISTINE

> WILLIAMSON (United Kingdom), COSIMA MEYER (Belgium), and INGEBORG

> VURGUN-KERN (Germany).

>

> We hear that MEP's were very attentive during petitioner's speeches. No

ban

> will result from this but it is a step in the right direction to be

> achieved. The greatest supporting MEP now in the European Petitions

> Initiative is FRAU MARGOT KESSLER.

>

> Our special thanks go to Petitioners who gave their time and money and

> efforts to do such a valuable job in Brussels.

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> UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARY SELECT HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRY - INFORMATION

> ON SAFETY OF BREAST IMPLANTS - March 22nd 2001 - HOUSE OF COMMONS,

LONDON.

>

> United Kingdom Petitioners have fought hard for four years for an Inquiry

by

> the Select Committee for Health.

>

> Last year Livsey and Ros Urion were interviewed by the Health

> Committee Chairman, Hinchliffe M.P.. He agreed that an Inquiry was

> needed. This was finally agreed at the end of last year., 2000.

> On the day of the Inquiry, BRENDA LIVSEY and ROSE IRWIN gave oral

evidence.

> The lawyer PAUL BALEN also gave excellent oral evidence to support ours

and

> supplied further information. All parties had previously sent in dossiers

> of relevant evidence.

>

> The Independent Review Group Chairman, Professor Sturrock was called

> and questioned. The Medical Devices Agency (Equiv. to US - FDA) a Health

> Minister and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer all received a severe

> grilling! Fortunately and Ros had been able to get across many

> useful points in the answer to the questions put to them..

>

> The success of this Inquiry was due to ourselves, other campaigners,

lawyers

> and the Consumer Health Assoc. " WHICH " , who had sent in written evidence

> expressing their concerns about many different aspects of this issue.

>

> Thanks to CHRISTINE WILLIAMSON for rushing back from Brussels to give us

> support at the Inquiry in London (She was so tired and unwell)

>

> refers to us as " the termites " a term that is now adopted by

European

> girls and to be known as the " European Termites " - We think that these

> termites have moved another pile of earth from beneath that Formidable

> Mountain.

>

> We are pleased with our effort and await eagerly the recommendations of

> their report. Our best wishes to everyone - stay vigilante and just

keep

> on nibbling away, we will get there in the end.

>

> Livsey & lind Urion (Rose Irwin)

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> ACTION AGAINST SILICONE GEL - UK

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