HC Deb 09 December 1998 vol 322 c207W
Mr. Ian Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what future plans there are for the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency. [63429]

Mr. Milburn

The Department of Health is carrying out a study to identify the longer-term organisational arrangements which will best support the effective regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices carried out by the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency respectively. The terms of reference for the study have been placed in the Library.