§ 59. Mr. Saltasked the Minister of Supply whether he is now in a position 1778 to indicate whether any arrangements have been made to enable British manufacturers to take full commercial advantage of the British discovery of penicillin; whether he can give any estimates of what our production of penicillin will be in a year's time; and how this will compare with American production.
§ Sir A. DuncanYes, Sir. Many British manufacturers are now making penicillin or are making arrangements to do so and any firm licensed for this purpose under the terms of the Therapeutic Substances Act will be given every encouragement to manufacture. It would be premature to give estimates of our production of penicillin in a year's time but it will be substantial, though less than American production, and it will not only meet military needs but provide large quantities for civilian purposes.