§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the implications for the farming industry of the legal protection afforded to biotechnological inventions.
§ Mr. MacleanDiscussions are still taking place on the European Community proposal for a directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. We expect consumers and the food and farming industries to benefit from the introduction of such inventions in the same way as they have already benefited from other new technology.