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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 20 June 2002.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE HEALTH COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY 2002

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Members present:

Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair

Mr David Amess	Sandra Gidley
John Austin	Siobhan McDonagh
Mr Simon Burns	Dr Doug Naysmith
Jim Dowd	Dr Richard Taylor
Julia Drown

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CONTENTS

Memorandum by the Consumers' Association (NC 30)

Examination of Witnesses

CLARA MACKAY, Principal Adviser, Health, and DR IKE IHEANACHO, Deputy Editor, Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 27

Memorandum by Dr Martin Duerden (NC 117)

Memorandum by Mr Christopher Newdick (NC 64)

Memorandum by Professor Tom Walley (NC 104)

Memorandum by the British National Formulary (NC 3)

APPENDIX 1

Memorandum by Bandolier (NC 107)

Examination of Witnesses

DR MARTIN DUERDEN, MR CHRIS NEWDICK, PROFESSOR TOM WALLEY; PROFESSOR MARTIN KENDALL, Chairman, Joint Formulary Committee and MR DINESH MEHTA, Executive Editor, British National Formulary; MR ANDREW MOORE, Editor, Bandolier, examined.

Question Number

28 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 100

Memorandum by the Multiple Sclerosis Society (NC 56)

Memorandum by the National Cancer Alliance (NC 95)

Memorandum by CancerBACUP (NC 26)

Memorandum by Alzheimer's Society (NC 2)

APPENDIX 1

Examination of Witnesses

MR GLYNN MCDONALD, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Multiple Sclerosis Society, BECKY MILES, Director, National Cancer Alliance, MR HARRY CAYTON, Chief Executive, Alzheimer's Society, and JOANNE RULE, Chief Executive, CancerBACUP, examined.

Question Number

101 - 119

120 - 134

Supplementary memorandum by Mr Christopher Newdick (NC 64A)

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Prepared 8 July 2002