§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been paid to the Medicines Control Agency in fees for product licences in 1987, 1988 and 1989; and how many applications for which fees have been paid remain outstanding.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyProduct licence application fees collected for fees years were
£ 1986–87 354,143 1987–88 252,495 1988–89 738,425 The total number of outstanding product licence applications as at 31 December 1989 was as follows:
Number Product Licences 1,867 Product Licences (Parallel Imports) 991 No information is available on the numbers of applications outstanding for which fees have been paid but the application fee becomes due at the time the application is made.