asked the Minister of Health whether, in the interests of the health of the community and as Rome return for the heavy taxation imposed in the form of medicine duty, he will introduce legislation to enable patent medicines to be sold under licences only issuable after an impartial examination of the merits of the proprietary articles?

My right hon. Friend fears that in the present state of Parliamentary business it would be impracticable to attempt legislation on the subject this Session.

Is it the intention of the Government to proceed with the Therapeutic Substances Bill, which has been introduced?

It has come from another place.