HC Deb 15 March 1989 vol 149 c262W
35. Mr. Sims

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he last reviewed the Hearing Aid Council's code of practice.

Mr. Forth

The Hearing Aid Council Act does not require or permit the Secretary of State to review the council's code of practice. The Act requires the Secretary of State to approve the code proposed by the council and any amendments that it proposes to it. The Secretary of State can make his approval conditional upon certain modifications.