§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to make arrangements to provide that those persons who are claiming against the adverse effect of Practolol (Eraldin) are enabled to have their case records examined by a fresh independent tribunal.
§ Dr. VaughanClaims for compensation for damage alleged to have been caused by drug treatment are matters for the parties concerned—in the case of eraldin the patient, his or her doctor, and ICI Ltd. A scheme to compensate those who have suffered permanent injury as a result of the use of this drug was established voluntarily by ICI Ltd. in 1975. That scheme is wholly independent of Government control and there is, therefore, no action that I can take to influence the arrangements made for the investigation and determination of claims. However, the existence of the scheme does not debar those who believe they have been injured by eraldin from seeking independently to establish through the courts a claim against the company.