§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the licences currently issued by his Department, indicating their function and the annual administrative costs for each. [37814]
§ Mr. Horam[holding answer 19 July 1996:]: The Department is responsible for issuing six types of licence. Their function is to protect public health by setting standards—and controls where appropriate—of safety, quality, efficacy and service. It is not possible to show the administrative costs for each licence.
The types of licence are:
- Department of Health:
- Approval of private sector places for abortion.
- Medicines Control Agency:
- Marketing authorisations
- Clinical trials certificates
- Manufacturers' licences
- Wholesale dealers' licences
- Homoeopathic registration certificates.