HC Deb 17 June 1996 vol 279 c352W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations he has received from members of the Committee on Safety of Medicines relating to desogestrel and gestodene. [32719]

Mr. Malone

None.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 318, on how many occasions since 1 January 1990 Ministers have used powers conferred by section 3(2) (c) of the Medicines Act 1968 to make requests to the Medicines Commission. [32720]

Mr. Malone

Since 1990 the Medicines Commission has been asked to review the committees established under section 4 of the Medicines Act 1968, with regard to changes in their numbers, on three occasions and following the commission's advice, statutory instruments were made as follows:

  • The Medicines (Committee on the Review of Medicines) (Revocation) Order 1992 (No. 606)
  • The Medicines (Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials) (Revocation) Order 1994 (No. 3120)
  • The Medicines (Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products) Order 1994 (No. 102)