HC Deb 05 March 1985 vol 74 c479W
Mr. Body

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give the date when the Wellcome Foundation Ltd., as manufacturers of Cooper warble fly liquid, submitted evidence showing its safety to the consumer in accordance with the Medicines Act 1968; and where that evidence is now deposited.

Mrs. Fenner

The information necessary for the assessment of the relevant product licence application was submitted on 20 December 1978 and is held on departmental files.

Mr. Body

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will place in the Library the evidence in support of his answer to the hon. Member for Holland with Boston on 28 January, Official Report, column 50, that Derris could only be used effectively during a short period of the year when the warble larvae have punctured the hide of an animal.

Mrs. Fenner

As requested, I shall arrange for the evidence to be placed in the Library of the House.

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