§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the product licence for the drug thalidomide was lapsed or was withdrawn; and how long it had been in force.
§ Mr. SackvilleThalidomide was first made available to doctors in the United Kingdom in 1958 and withdrawn on
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§ Dr. MawhinneyThe average daily number of available beds, wards open night and day—24 hours—1979 to 1988–89 in the area covered by the London implementation group is shown in the table:
2 December 1961 before the introduction of the Medicines Act 1968. A product licence was therefore not necessary at the time.