HC Deb 28 November 1988 vol 142 c97W
Mr. Ward

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the surplus of dairy products within the European Economic Community, he will cancel the trial of bovine somatotropin.

Mr. MacGregor

Applications for product licences or animal test certificates under the Medicines Act 1968 must be considered on the basis of safety, quality and efficacy. I am not empowered to take into account economic factors.