§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, whether he will now make a statement about the chairmanship of the Medicines Commission.
§ Mr. CrossmanI am glad to say that Sir Derrick Dunlop, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.E., has accepted my invitation on behalf of the responsible Ministers under the Medicines Act, 1968, to be the first Chairman of the Medicines Commission. We shall shortly be initiating consultations about the composition of the Commission70W with organisations representative of interests likely to be affected by the Act, and I shall make a further announcement in due course.