§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the occasion in the last five years upon which the Medicines Commission has reviewed the functions of the Committee on the Safety of Medicines and of the Medicines Control Agency; and if she will publish the findings of the reviews. [25608]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Committee on the Safety of Medicines, together with all other committees established under section 4 of the Medicines Act 1968, reports with respect to the performance of its functions to the Medicines Commission on an annual basis. These reports are available in the Library.
The functions of the Medicines Control Agency are not within the remit of the Medicines Commission.
General Dental Service: percentage of children aged 0–10 years with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay England Age Tooth condition 5 6 7 8 9 10 Actively decayed 1— 3 8 11 13 14 Filled (otherwise sound) 2— 1 4 7 14 16 Missing due to decay 1— 1— 1 1 1 3 Source: Children's dental health survey OPCS. 1 Indicates a proportion of less than 0.5 per cent. 2 Indicates zero value.
General Dental Service: average number of permanent teeth for children aged 0–10 years which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay England Age Tooth condition 5 6 7 8 9 10 Actively decayed 1 1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 Filled (otherwise sound) 2— 1 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 Missing due to decay 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 Source: Children's dental health survey OPCS. 1 Indicates a proportion of less than 0.5 per cent. 2 Indicates zero value.