A question on #Analgesics tabled by Sir Julian Lewis on 02-12-2024 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Analgesics
Question ID: 1746046
UIN: 17065
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-02
Asking Member ID: 54
Asking Member display name: Sir Julian Lewis
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sir Julian Lewis
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on (a) doctors and (b) other qualified medical personnel administering pain-relieving drugs which may shorten lives; and whether regulations on that issue changed after the convi
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Date of holding answer: 2024-12-05
Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: A wide variety of medicines are used for the purpose of pain-relief, and they have differing levels of regulation. Some items can be bought off-the-shelf without a prescription, whilst others require authorisation from a medical professional. The Human Me...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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