Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 December 2004. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 December 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the basis is of his understanding that a mediation process has taken place between Imutran/Novartis and Lyons/Uncaged.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the basis is of his understanding that a mediation process has taken place between Imutran/ Novartis and Lyons/Uncaged. [200026] Caroline Flint: The Home Office was informed by Novartis Pharma AG on 8 April 2003, by letter, that Uncaged Campaigns and Daniel Louis Lyons had agreed to submit to a permanent injunction in respect of previously published documents: Novartis also provided a sealed copy of the revised injunction referenced as Claim No. HC 0004406. We were not provided with the terms of the settlement agreement, which we were told were confidential. Novartis later informed Home Office officials, by telephone, that the settlement had been reached following mediation, the details of which were also confidential and not divulged to the Home Office.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 200026; 428 c1193W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Arbitration Xenotransplantation Novartis Imutran Uncaged Campaigns
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