§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for India whether penicillin is now being produced in India; and what steps he is proposing to take to increase production in order to meet the likelihood for increased requirements from the various Pacific theatres of war.
§ Mr. AmeryPenicillin is at present produced in India only on a laboratory scale. The possibility of its manufacture in India is being investigated, but some considerable time must necessarily elapse before production could begin. No difficulty is anticipated in meeting from elsewhere all military requirements.