§ Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his answer of 9 March, Official Report, c. 412, about sodium valproate, how many reports were received before the consideration of the issue by the Committee on Safety of Medicines in 1980 and how many since; what has been the severity of the reported reactions; and how many deaths have been reported.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.