HC Deb 18 March 1985 vol 75 c383W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to add a representative of a firm manufacturing natural medicines to the Medicines Commission advising him in the practice of medicine.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

We will bear the suggestion in mind when making new appointments. Members of the commission are not, however, appointed to represent some particular interest, but rather for their individual capacity for sound and impartial judgment based upon expertise and wide experience in a field of activity relevant to the administration of the Medicines Act 1968.