§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list in the Official Report all the drugs which have been prescribed for hormone pregnancy tests in the last 10 years, together with the names of their manufacturers;
(2) which of the drugs used in hormone pregnancy tests have been withdrawn from the market; when they were withdrawn; and what official reason was given for their withdrawal;
(3) what consultations he has had with the Committee on Safety of Medicines about the use of hormone pregnancy test drugs; what advice he was given by the committee; and what action he took in the light of that advice;
(4) if he has had discussions with foreign Governments on foreign manufacturers about the use of hormone pregnancy test drugs both in Great Britain and abroad; and, if so, with whom he held these discussions;
(5) if, in the light of facts disclosed in his letters to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent. South, he will now hold an inquiry into the manufacture, testing and prescribing of hormone pregnancy test drugs.
§ Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 10th April 1978; Vol. 947, c. 274–6.], gave the following corrected information:
In the list of drugs which, as far as is known, have been used or recommended for hormonal pregnancy testing, the name of the licence holder for Primodos should read Schering Chemicals Limited.