§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the veterinary medicines directorate will have completed its assessment of the current application from Intervet (UK) Ltd. to licence a myxomatosis vaccine.
§ Mr. SoamesThe assessment of product licence applications against the Medicines Act's criteria of safety, quality and efficacy is a complex matter and is individual to each product. The application referred to is being assessed as rapidly as possible, consistent with the requirements of the Act.