§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce amending legislation to the Medicines Act, 1968, to prevent the licensing and marketing of any new drug which although relatively non-toxic, is also non-efficacious.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. The Medicines Act, 1968, already provides that the licensing authority may refuse to grant a product licence for a product on the ground that it is not efficacious.