P143 CEEFAX 2 143 Thu 26 Dec 23:19/39        .  . 1/2 :.  :. Parliament has adjourned .  . for the Christmas recess. .  .  .. Business in both the :  . Commons and the Lords  resumes on Monday, January  13.   Second chance for   slimming Bill bid        MPs' QUESTION TIME 144 Headlines 101 TV 600 Wjathjt 400 Questions Sport TV/Radio Main Menu
P143 CEEFAX 2 143 Thu 26 Dec 23:44/11   2/2     SECOND CHANCE FOR SLIMMING BILL BID A new clampdown on the slimming industry is to bj considered bz the Commons early in the New Year. Labour MP Alice Mahon is poised to re-introduce a Bill which would make all diet and weight-loss pills and potions available on prescription only. Mrs Mahon, MP for Halifax, said: "People are in danger of poisoning themselves by this constant obsession. "Marilyn Monroe was the role model for mz genjtation. She was a si:e 16." Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weathjt 400 Questions Sport TV/Radio Main Menu