Mrs. RenéeShort asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) in which countries the use of the drug Clioquinol is banned; and for what reasons;
(2) what evidence has been submitted to the Committee on Safety of Medicines in the last five years about the adverse effects of the drug Clioquinol; what action has been taken as a result; and if he is satisfied that its continued use is safe;
(3) for what uses the Committee on Safety of Medicines licenses the use of the drug Clioquinol; and under what name it is sold in the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. VaughanI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.