§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appeals made against definitive decisions by the Committee on Safety of Medicines were heard by the(a) full committee of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and (b) Medicines Commission in each year since 1996. [37650]
§ Ms BlearsThe number of appeals heard by the Committee on Safety of Medicines and the Medicines Commission between 1996 and December 2001 are shown in the following table:
CSM Medicines Commission 1996 14 3 1997 14 1 1998 11 3 1999 11 0 2000 12 3 2001 11 4 This information is published annually in the reports of the Medicines Act Advisory Bodies, copies of which are available in the Library. The report relating to the work undertaken by these committees during 2001 will be published later this year. The information can also be found on the website of the Medicines Control Agency at www.mca.gov.uk.