HC Deb 24 June 1968 vol 767 cc108-9

MEANING OF "MEDICINAL PRODUCT" AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

I beg to move Amendment No. 103, in page 102, line 7, at end insert: (d) nutritional substances, natural or synthetic, alone or in combination including amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals supplied at a level required to meet the normal accepted nutritional needs of animals or men.

Mr. Speaker

It would be convenient to discuss at the same time Amendment No. 104, in Clause 117, page 103, line 13, at end insert: 'animal feeding stuffs' means a dietary mixture of amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins and other essential nutrients, whether natural or synthetic or both, which are fed to livestock in order to maintain growth, health and productivity.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

For the same reason of timing which my hon. Friend mentioned, I will move the Amendment formally in the hope that the Parliamentary Secretary can give some idea of his thoughts, because I know that he is thinking of the Amendment relating to animal feedingstuffs which it is intended to move in another place, and the words here are probably not suitable for him.

6.45 p.m.

Mr. John Mackie

I can give the hon. Member the assurance that we are looking carefully at this very knotty problem of feedingstuffs which are nutritional and could be medicinal or which are medicinal and could be nutritional. Our draftsmen and lawyers are looking at it carefully, and if we can come up with a solution, it will be brought forward in another place.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

On that undertaking, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

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