§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what restrictions are in place on advertising drugs available without prescription which are designed to aid sleep; what checks are carried out to ensure that addictive or potentially harmful drugs are not advertised for mass consumption; what health warnings should be given in such advertisements; in what ways regulations or guidelines on the advertisement of such drugs have been amended or relaxed within the past five years; what plans he has to introduce new legislation, statutory orders or guidelines to regulate the promotion of aids to sleep which are available without prescription; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary for Health on 27 April at column203. The legislation governing the advertisement of medicines is common to England and Wales.