Great Oxford Debate

Previous motions

This House Believes...

2010 "Medicines deliver a net saving to the nation"

2009 "That there is an unacceptable conflict of interest when pharma conducts trials on its own drugs"

2008 "It’s madness that pharma cannot speak to patients"

2007 "The NHS should be run by Tesco'

2006 "The pharma industry has too much influence over doctors"

2005 "That the NHS should remain a monopoly'

2004 "That European pricing policies are destroying innovation"

2003 "That the NHS should be independent of Government"

2002 "This House believes that the salesforce is past its sell-by date"

2001 "That patients have become a cost to the NHS, not its inspiration"

2000 "Politicians shouldn't meddle with medicines"

1999 "That politicians are not to be trusted"

1998 "The less the patient is told the better"

1997 "Better a good medicine than a good doctor"

1996 "That general practice is inadequate practice"

1995 "Doctor knows best"

1994 "The NHS can no longer afford the best medicines"

1993 "The NHS is well served by the pharmaceutical industry"