§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will request his officials to discuss with their counterparts in the United States Food and Drug Administration the advantages and disadvantages of their activities being governed by the Freedom of Information Act; if he will request them to prepare a report on their conclusions; and if he will place the report in the Library;
268W(2) if he will initiate legislation to exempt the committee proceedings of the Committee on Safety of Medicines from the Official Secrets Act;
(3) on how many occasions his Department has discussed with the Committee on Safety of Medicines the question of secrecy about the proceedings of the committee; and what were the conclusions.
§ Mr. HayhoeI shall let the right hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.