§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to ensure that individual general practitioners and other health service providers vet and properly dispose of their clinical waste. [2121]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe NHS management executive wrote to NHS health bodies on 31 August 1994 reminding them of their responsibilities for the management of clinical waste. General managers of health boards were asked to bring the letter to the attention of general practitioners, dentists and hospital/community pharmacists.