§ 50. Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce restrictions on the represcribing of benzodiazepines.
§ Mr. MellorI share the hon. Member's concern about represcribing of benzodiazepines, but we have no plans to introduce restrictions because doctors must be free to prescribe in a way that best suits the needs of each patient. All drugs should be represcribed under controlled conditions and I welcome the initiative of those general practitioners who have begun the difficult process of reviewing the treatment of those of their patients who are on long-term benzodiazepine therapy.