§ 14. Mr. Kitsonasked the Minister of Health what consideration his Department has given to the problem of infective drug resistance; what regulations he will introduce to deal with the problem; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. K. Robinson:Aspects of this problem were studied by the Netherthorpe Committee whose recommendations have now been accepted in principle by Her Majesty's Government, and my right hon. Friends' and I are giving further consideration to the problem in the light of recently published articles. Most antibiotics are already controlled under the Therapeutic Substances Act, 1956 and the Medicines Bill now before Parliament provides for stricter control should this be found necessary.