§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the Government's policy on the sale of medicines on the internet. [127882]
§ Ms StuartThere are legal controls on the sale of medicines direct to consumers in order to protect public health and these apply whether the medicine is sold face to face or through the internet. The Medicines Control Agency has a special Internet Unit which investigates all alleged breaches of medicines legislation and has successfully taken action against a number of websites where the law has been broken.