Written question asked by Lord Watts (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 February 2001. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 February 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what monitoring he has carried out of the responses of the Council of the University of Liverpool to the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry; and what assessment he has made of the ability of the Council of the University of Liverpool to investigate the matter and take disciplinary action where appropriate.

Answer: Mr. Watts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what monitoring he has carried out of the responses of the Council of the University of Liverpool to the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry; and what assessment he has made of the ability of the Council of the University of Liverpool to investigate the matter and take disciplinary action where appropriate. [149874] Mr. Wicks: My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Education and Employment in the Lords has asked the Council of the University of Liverpool to keep her informed of progress in the Council's consideration of disciplinary action of those employees of the University named in the Redfern report on the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital. I understand my right hon. Friend the Lord President of the Council has already established a panel of lay members of Council to take this work forward. I am confident the Council will properly discharge its duties.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 149874; 363 c94W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Children Inquiries Organs Post-mortems Removal Retention and Storage of Organs at the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust Inquiry Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust Alder Hey Children's Hospital
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