§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what restrictions she proposes on the sale to members of the public of herbal remedies and other products currently available without restriction in health shops.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe existing Medicines Act 1968 provisions governing the sale and supply of herbal remedies will continue to apply.
Herbal products not covered by medicines controls may fall under the provisions of food safety legislation; there are no plans to change this position.