§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his powers to ban a veterinary product if that product has satisfied the Veterinary Products Committee in terms of its safety, quality and efficacy and has therefore been granted a product licence were last used; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonIt has rarely been necessary to use my power in this way, the last occasion being The Medicines (Hormones Growth Promoter) (Prohibition of Use) Regulations 1986, re-enacted in 1988, made to implement a Community decision which we had contested.