HC Deb 28 March 2000 vol 347 c125W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress made by the Pharmaceutical Committee of the European Union in establishing a secure route to market for herbal remedies. [115793]

Ms Stuart

The European Pharmaceutical Committee on 22 March considered the interpretation of Directive 99/83/EC relating to the use of bibliographic data to demonstrate that a medicine has well established use. In the light of the Committee's discussion we are assessing how the Directive may help us to move towards our objective of achieving more effective regulatory