§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give details of his special benefit for severely
604Weral practitioners in the circumstances mentioned in my hon. Friend's Questions. In general, such inquiries have confirmed that the trials could be justified as a basis for obtaining clinical data.
The general question of the conduct of this type of clinical trial has been brought to the attention of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, which has been asked to consider whether any special requirements are needed.
I have no proposals for introducing further controls