§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Minister of Health how many times he has exercised his powers of authorisation under Section 46(1) of the Patents Act, 1949, since 21st June, 1965; whether such exercise was a procedure of resort following price negotiations; whether it was a renewal of Section 46(1) authorisations issued before October, 1964; whether it had the approval of the patent owners; whether he followed the precedent of reporting the exercise of the power to the House; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonOnce, in March, 1966, to legalise purchases by hospitals during the period 20th August, 1963 to 15th April, 1965 from a manufacturer whose licence to manufacture the drug in question was found by the Divisional
NUMBERS OF DEATHS AND DEATH RATES DUE TO THE EFFECRS OF POISONING (ICD Nos. N960–N979) 1962–1967, ENGLAND AND WALES Numbers of deaths Age 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967* 0–4 … … 89 104 133 129 133 100 5–14 … … 32 25 35 35 50 36 15–19 … … 94 111 106 119 120 117 20+ … … 5,870 6,414 5,903 5,427 5,392 4,831 All ages … … 6,085 6,654 6,177 5,710 5,695 5,084
Death rates per million 0–4 … … 23.5 26.7 33.2 31.4 31.9 24.0 5–14 … … 4.7 3.7 5.2 5.2 7.3 5.1 15–19 … … 26.7 30.4 28.6 31.9 32.3 33.0 20+ … … 180.1 196.0 179.2 163.8 161.9 143.6 All ages … … 130.3 141.5 130.3 119.5 118.5 105.1 * Provisional figures.