§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services when the application about which the hon. Member for Macclesfield has written to him made by Ross Lab of Macclesfield for the issuing of a product licence in connection with blood transfusion equipment was first received by his Department; what stage that application has reached; when he expects the licence to be issued; what have been the reasons for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement outlining what steps he is taking to establish the sources of information given to competitors of Ross Lab about the progress of the application.
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§ Mr. NewtonI regret that information concerning the state of progress of applications for product licences made under the Medicines Act is regarded as confidential. Details will be given in the reply to the letter from my hon. Friend.