§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the admission to the Leicester Royal Infirmary of seven children suffering from poisoning, and the treatment of a further 15 children in the casualty department of the Leicester Royal Infirmary suffering from poisoning, during the week commencing 17th October, 1971, and in view of 17 out of the 24 poisonings being medicinal, he will cause an inquiry to be held in the Leicester area into the accidental poisoning of children.
§ Mr. AlisonI consider it is more useful at present to continue our review of the problem of preventing the accidental poisoning of children as a national issue, on the lines of my reply to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Ogden) and the hon. and learned Gentleman on 5th July, 1971.
My information is that 15 of the 22 cases of poisoning or suspected poisoning mentioned in the present Question were medicinal.—[Vol. 820, c. 283–6.]