§ 5. Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consult the Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland on the law in relation to children presenting prescriptions under the National Health Service at chemist shops.
The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Bruce Milian)As my right hon. Friend indicated in his reply of 25th January to my hon. Friend, he does not think this is a matter calling for legislation. However, he has asked the Scottish department of the Pharmaceutical Society to consider whether it might remind its members about the need to use their discretion when children are sent to collect prescriptions.—[Vol. 739, c. 293.]
§ Mr. EadieI thank my hon. Friend for that reply, but does not he think that the discretion put on their shoulders is too large a burden for pharmacists to bear? Are they not entitled to some legal protection in the matter?
Mr. MilianI understand that this provision has not given rise to difficulty so far, but if my hon. Friend has any evidence about it I shall be glad to consider it.