HC Deb 25 February 1985 vol 74 c67W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Gower on 13 February, Official Report, columns 215–16, if he will publish in the Official Report for each of the past five years those drugs which the World Health Organisation has informed his Department of major changes to warnings in their use, distinguishing between (a) where no changes to the United Kingdom data sheets have resulted and (b) where changes to the United Kingdom data sheets have resulted;

(2) pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Gower on 13 February, Official Report, columns 215–16, if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the drugs that are currently being considered by the licensing authority following information received by his Department from the World Health Organisation of major changes to warnings in their use;

(3) pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Gower on 13 February, Official Report, columns 215–16, if he will arrange for his Department to collect records of variations between United Kingdom data sheets and broadly similar documents in other countries.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

I shall let the hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.