Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:31 am on 7 June 2018.
The Earl of Sandwich
Crossbench
11:31,
7 June 2018
Can the Minister confirm that Public Health England is now, finally, going ahead with its review of prescribed drugs and addiction to those drugs? Is he aware that the guidelines from NICE on this subject are very out of date, and will there be a parallel review of them?
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