§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the initial stage of the strategy to encourage inward pharmaceutical direct investment from the United States and Japan is expected to be completed; and what input has been given from the Board of Trade.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe initial stage of the inward investment strategy is expected to be completed in a few weeks. The Department of Trade and Industry and the Invest in Britain Bureau are represented on the working group set up to develop the strategy.