§ Lord Brooke of Alverthorpeasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect to receive the annual report of the Medicines Commission for 1999 and whether this will be published. [HL3486]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathWe have received the report and copies have been laid before both Houses of Parliament today in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(2) of the Medicines Act 1968. Copies have also been placed in the Library.
Bound volumes have been placed in the Library containing the 1999 reports of the Medicines Commission, the Committee on Safety of Medicines, the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homoeopathic Products, the British Pharmacopoeia Commission and the Veterinary Products Committee.
We are glad to acknowledge the valuable work done by the distinguished members of the Medicines Act advisory bodies and thank them for the time and effort dedicated in the public interest to this important work.