§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the decisions of Mr. Justice Graham in the case of Smith Kline & French Laboratories v. Sterling-Winthrop Group, he will now take action under the Medicines Act to ensure that dangerous drugs are marked in some particular way so as to distinguish them clearly.
§ Mr. AlisonAll medicines may in certain circumstances be harmful. I see no advantage, therefore, in introducing colour requirements solely to distinguish "dangerous" medicines as a class from others. Section 88 of the Medicines Act, to which the learned judge referred, is concerned with marks that are distinctive of the medicinal product, whereas the legal action related to their use so as to be distinctive of the trader whose products they are.
Until a full transcript of the judgment is available it is not possible to appreciate fully the learned judge's observations as to the possible relevance of this section to passing-off actions.
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN WALES FOR THE PROVISION OF NURSERY SCHOOLS AND CLASSES IN THE PERIOD 1974–76 Nursery classes to be provided by Local Education Authority adaptation of existing premises extensions to existing premises Nursery Schools Full-time equivalent places Cost£ Anglesey … 14 12 — 387 87,700 Breconshire … 24 20 2 981 324,800 Caernarvonshire … — 13 — 340 121,000 Cardiganshire … 5 16 — 470 184,000 Carmarthenshire … — 28 1 615 288,000 Denbighshire … — 26 — 660 249,600 Flintshire … 6 35 5 1,450 623,900 Glamorgan … 16 31 5 1,972 885,000 Merioneth … — 9 — 227 80,300 Monmouthshire … 24 24 3 2,855 426,000 Montgomeryshire … — 10 — 205 87,400 Pembrokeshire … — 16 1 520 200,500 Radnorshire … 2 — — 60 18,300 Cardiff … 10 5 2 670 248,700 Merthyr … — 2 1 136 59,000 Newport … 2 10 1 420 149,700 Swansea … 7 17 6 1,020 352,500