To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out into (a) the short-term and (b) the long-term safety implications of the emergency contraceptive Levonelle. The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) is the UK-wide medicines regulatory authority responsible for ensuring the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines available on the UK market.The MCA has advised that the decision to grant a marketing authorisation in the UK for a product containing levonorgestrel 0.75 mg (emergency hormonal contraceptive) followed advice from the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) who were satisfied as to the product's safety, quality and efficacy.