To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services when he last met the chairman of the British Diabetic Association and what matters were discussed.

I met Sir John Nabarro for an informal discussion on 16 July 1987. Among the main topics we touched upon were disposable syringes and needles, which became available on general practitioner prescription on 1 September 1987, and blood glucose test strips, which became available on general practitioner prescription on 1 June 1988.