§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the compliance of current arrangements for appeals against recommendations of the562W National Institute for Clinical Excellence with the requirements of Article 2, paragraph 2 of the EC Council Directive of 21 December 1988. [99880]
§ Mr. DenhamArticle 2 of the EC Council Directive of 21 December 1988 (the "Transparency Directive") refers to arrangements for the approval of the price of medicinal products. That has no relevance to the work of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, which has no role in relation to pricing issues.