§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the demand for sterile water for use in the National Health Service is now being met without any need for such water to be imported into the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. OwenNational Health Service demand for commercial non-injectable sterile water is now being met without the need for imports. The principal manufacturer in this country is producing approximately 300,000 litres a month which is adequate to meet orders from health authorities, but they still have a small quantity of imported stock available for sale, ordered before the new plant in this country was in production.