§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many inspectors of good manufacturing practice are available for inspection of pharmaceutical production plants outside the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThere are 21 inspectors (20 from our Department; one from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) available for inspection of pharmaceutical production plants outside and inside the United Kingdom. Inspections cover products for both human and veterinary use.
§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many inspections of overseas pharmaceutical production plants were undertaken in the latest 12 months for which data are available.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke121 overseas pharmaceutical production plants were inspected under the Medicines Act in the 12 months ending 31 December 1984.