70. Dr. Bennettasked the President of the Board of Trade what recent limitations have been placed on the importation 64W into France of finished pharmaceutical products from England; and what reciprocal action he will take.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to the ban imposed last January on imports into France of certain made-up pharmaceutical goods. After consultation with the French authorities, I am satisfied that the ban was imposed for reasons of public health and safety, and not as a deliberately protective or discriminatory measure. The question of reciprocal action does not therefore arise. I am, however, considering an approach to the French authorities to find out by what means imports from the United Kingdom could be brought within their health requirements.