§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has for simplifying existing legislation concerning renewal applications for licences granted under the Medicines Act 1968.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe provisions of the Medicines (Renewal Applications for Licences and Certificates) Regulations 1974 require that licence holders provide a list of all medicinal products to be covered by the renewed licence. The current major renewal exercise has highlighted problems in providing this information in some cases involving wholesale dealers' licences. To avoid these difficulties recurring in the future, the regulations are being amended to permit the licensing 367W authority to waive this requirement by extending the category of particulars which may be omitted from a renewal application. I have today laid the amending regulations.