§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been received about alternative therapists in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThese figures are not available centrally.
§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans she has to regulate alternative therapists and subject them to codes of practice;
(2) if she will consider the regulation of psychic healers and hypnotherapists; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department of Health has no plans to impose regulation on alternative therapists such as psychic healers and hypnotherapists. We do, however, encourage voluntary regulation schemes that have an enforceable code of practice.