§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to instruct the Medicines Control Agency to extend the consultation period for consultation document MLX 249. [65177]
§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will extend the consultation period on the Medicines Control Agency's Document MLX 249; [65259]
(2) what assessment he has made of the length of time available to the public to respond to the Medicines Control Agency's paper MLX 249. [65258]
§ Ms JowellThe consultation letter MLX 249 was issued on 6 November asking for responses by 31 December 1998. The period of consultation was within the generally accepted range. Following representations, we have agreed however that responses received by 31 January 1999 will be considered in the normal way.