HC Deb 08 February 1996 vol 271 cc347-8W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what written reports from the transnational study were received by the licensing authority before to the meeting of the Committee on Safety of Medicines held on 13 October 1995. [12968]

Mr. Malone

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Gordon (Mr. Bruce) on 19 December 1995,Official Report, column 1149.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the scheduled and actual meeting dates between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1995 of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and its pharmacovigilance sub-committee. [12969]

Mr. Malone

The scheduled and actual meeting dates of the Committee on Safety of Medicines were as follows:

  • 26 January 1995
  • 23 February 1995
  • 23 March 1995
  • 27 April 1995
  • 25 May 1995
  • 22 June 1995
  • 20 July 1995
  • 21 September 1995
  • 13 October 1995
  • 26 October 1995
  • 23 November 1995
  • 14 December 1995

The scheduled meeting dates of the pharmacovigilance sub-committee were as follows:

  • 3 January 1995
  • 31 January 1995
  • 28 February 1995
  • 28 March 1995
  • 2 May 1995
  • 6 June 1995
  • 4 July 1995
  • 5 September 1995
  • 3 October 1995
  • 31 October 1995
  • 28 November 1995

The meetings scheduled for 31 January 1995 and 28 March 1995 were cancelled.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list travel and subsistence expenses paid to the members of the Committee on Safety of Medicines for journeys in October 1995; and if, for each payment, he will identify the committee members concerned, the starting point, starting date, finishing point and finishing date for each journey, and list separately the sums of travel and subsistence expenses paid; [12920]

(2) if he will list travel and subsistence expenses paid to outside experts who advised the Licensing Authority of the Committee on Safety of Medicines for journeys in October 1995; if he will identify the recipient of each payment, the starting point, starting date, finishing point and finishing date for each journey and if he will identify separately the sums of travel and subsistence expenses paid. [12970]

Mr. Malone

No. This information cannot be provided for reasons of confidentiality.