HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 c630W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the (i) capital, (ii) revenue and (iii) total allocation made to the health authorities in England in each of the last five years and the last financial year.

Mr. Freeman

The table shows end-of-year permissible spends for health authorities in England from 1985–86 to 1989–90. These exclude revenue and capital receipts, including land sales.

Mr. Freeman

Expenditure information is available only for financial years; figures as requested for the past five years are set out in the table.

Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps were taken to advise applicants to the Medicine Control Agency for product licences of the recent changes in regulations.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 5 March 1990]: Licence holders are notified of changes in regulations by means of Medicines Act information letters (MAIL). The latest issue MAIL 62 was issued in March 1990 and gives details of the changes brought about by the Medicines (Fees Relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use) Amendment Regulations 1990 SI 1990 No. 210. Copies have been placed in the Library.

Companies are also notified of changes via their trade associations.