That the Parliament notes the ongoing struggles faced by thalidomiders across the UK, including the 57 survivors who live in Scotland; considers that the supply of thalidomide to pregnant women between 1958 and 1961 to combat morning sickness is the world’s worst drug disaster and has led to the birth of over 10,000 disfigured children; further notes that babies continue to be born with disabilities caused by thalidomide in some parts of the world where it is still prescribed to pregnant women; considers that the German pharmaceutical company, Grunenthal GmbH, has primary responsibility for the disaster; commends the Scottish and UK governments for providing financial assistance to help meet some of the extra health-related costs thalidomiders experience because of their disabilities; understands that, despite government assistance, thalidomiders still face costs and regrets that Grunenthal GmbH fail to meet the deficit; further commends the work of the Thalidomide Trust, which campaigns to raise awareness of the plight of thalidomiders and supports those affected; welcomes the independent inquiry announced by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany into alleged irregularities in the 1968-70 criminal trial of Grunenthal, which was eventually terminated; understands that thalidomide campaigners are working to secure a political solution through negotiations with Grunenthal GmbH and the German Government to receive more adequate compensation, and believes that the German Health Minister, Hermann Grohe, and the Families Minister, Manuela Schwesig, should agree to meet with campaigners to try and reach a satisfactory outcome.