Mr. Craik Hendersonasked the Minister of Supply what arrangements he has been able to make to secure that adequate supplies of penicillin are available for the civilian population of this country?
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§ Major Lyonsasked the Minister of Supply what progress is being made in the manufacture and availability of penicillin?
§ Mr. PeatArrangements have been made to produce as much penicillin as possible. There is at present only a small quantity, and the total supply will, for some considerable time, be insufficient to meet Service requirements. Limited quantities are, however, being made available, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and the Medical Research Council, for clinical trials. Efforts will also be made, as soon as circumstances permit, to allocate some supplies for the civilian population, but I can give no indication as to when supplies will be generally available.