asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will authorise his Advisory Committee on Drugs to investigate the extent to which the drug known as mandrax is being prescribed by general practitioners; whether it is a dangerous drug; and if he will make a statement.

It is the Advisory Committee's function to keep under review the misuse of any drug likely to produce dependence, but I understand that this preparation has not been the subject of a special study. The principal active ingredient, Methaqualone, may not be sold retail except on prescription.