§ Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what representations have been made to Her Majesty's Government by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers relating to the harmonisation of drugs proposals.
§ Sir K. JosephThe Committee of Ministers of States that are parties to the Partial Agreement of 1959 of the Council of Europe in the social and public health field have addressed to the respective Governments resolutions about the quality control of drugs, the criteria for restricting medicines to prescription only, the advertising of medicines to the public and the manufacture and marketing of certain diagnostic preparations. I am sending copies to the hon. Member.