HC Deb 14 December 1988 vol 143 c599W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if there are any plans to introduce the RU 486 abortion pill for use in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what test have been carried out on the drug RU 486 in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

Any information of this kind received pursuant to the Medicines Act 1968 is confidential to the licensing authority. A company statement on RU 486 was issued by Roussel Laboratories Ltd. on 1 November 1988, a copy of which and any further information may be obtained from the company's office at Bradwater Park, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 5HP.