§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the consideration given by the Dunlop Committee to the use of drugs in relation to driving.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe Committee on Safety of Drugs is concerned primarily with the safety of drugs in therapeutic use and has not specifically considered the question of drugs in relation to driving. The Committee recently wrote to all doctors about the importance of warning their patients of the possible hazards of taking alcohol while being treated with drugs affecting the central nervous system; and this letter mentioned the possible danger involved in driving when a patient under treatment with antihistamines has taken alcohol.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what consultations he has had with the British Medical Association in connection with its co-operation with the Organisation of Economic Co-operation Development's study of drug prescriptions and driving.
§ Mr. CrossmanNone, but I understand that my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Transport has been connected with the British Medical Association's participation in this study.