David Mellor
David Mellor Q’s
WS
0.5 - Can he explain more about the visits to AIDS wards, what he witnessed and what the purpose of them was?
4.8 - Would he agree that “the best expert opinion” was that of Spence Galbraith given in 1983, particularly in light of the fact that he was the only expert epidemiologist to provide advice to the department in relation to Factor VIII & AIDS?
Is he aware of any other epidemiologist (by name) that provided advice to the department in this matter?
Upon reflection, is it correct to say that the paragraph cited was inaccurate?
Might his decision-making and thinking been different had he known this?
5.27 - It is telling, given the line we intend to take with Waldegrave, that the word “offer” is placed in quotation marks. What is his understanding of why this word is in quotation marks?
6.1 - What is his understanding of why Waldegrave wished to take this course?
Non WS & Additional
During the time of the litigation, was it ever brought to his attention that some countries, such as Finland, had not introduced Factor concentrates due to the risk of Hepatitis, and subsequently had close to no HIV infections as a result?
(Handwriting at the top) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYX777DXYSBi98YNzhr6Vua4SazgPuiL/view?usp=sharing
Why did HMT consider DH’s handling of the settlement to be “Vexing”?
Why had it turned out “as well as (or better than) expected”?
Why was it felt needed to make clear to DH that “this was no way to do business”?
An issue I see in the documents which I do not think is addressed in his WS is in relation to Co-ordinating gov policies on AIDS and that this appears to have been dropped with the arrival of the new minister. I provide two self-explanatory documents below. It is a matter the inquiry may wish to explore.
There is a fairly in-depth interview with Mellor and his views on AIDS, as at 1988, here: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101082226/
