HC Deb 14 December 1995 vol 268 c803W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what system is in place to monitor the scale of treatment of children with controlled drugs such as Ritalin and similar products; [5153]

(2) how many children in the United Kingdom are being or have been treated with Ritalin-methylphenidate in the last 10 years for which figures are available; [5154]

(3) how many children under six years of age in the United Kingdom are currently being treated with Ritalin; [5155]

(4) how much Ritalin has been manufactured in the United Kingdom in the last 10 years for which figures are available. [5156]

Mr. Horam

Information about the number of children treated with Ritalin is not available centrally. Ritalin is not manufactured in the United Kingdom.