§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to ensure that any Community prohibition on the import of food and produce from eastern European states applies equally to East Germany; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI have been asked to reply.
As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State told my hon. Friend on 8 May, at column 255, the proposed ban, if agreed, is limited to countries substantially within 1,000 km radius of Chernobyl. The application of the ban will be reviewed by the Community to take account of the latest scientific evidence.