Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I share the Minister's wariness about allowing a body with such an important regulatory function to confer honorary fellowships. It would be a good idea only if the fellowships amounted to no more than titles. I have heard stories over the years about people finding back doors into various bodies. It is obvious that none of the stories is entirely verifiable. It seems to me that a good case can be made for clarifying precisely what honorary fellowships might mean if they are to be allowed. They should not allow people to practise as pharmacists or imply that such people have some experience in the pharmacy sector.