HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 c401W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to assist people in Wales with learning difficulties to reduce the side effects of taking medication. [6064]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The Welsh health gain protocol sets a target for 2002 of reducing to 10 per cent. the number of mentally disabled persons who suffer side effects from drugs. A first step is a study into the effects of withdrawing drugs from mentally disabled persons.