BST (Hansard, 17 February 1989)

HC Deb 17 February 1989 vol 147 c436W 436W

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the number of people drinking milk supplied from cows injected with BST.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
The data necessary for such an estimate are not available.

§ Mr. David Clark
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has received advice from the Veterinary Products Committee that BST should be given a product licence.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
The Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) provides advice in confidence at any stage of an application, if appropriate. The VPC will not make a final recommendation on an application until it has received all pertinent information, including data generated in field trials.