§ Sir Dudley SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the British position where the European Commission's proposal for a Council regulation aimed at improving the protection of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry is concerned.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyI refer my hon. Friend to the reply my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs gave my hon. Friend the Member for York (Mr. Gregory) on 15 April at columns32–33. We will continue to take part constructively in the discussions with other member states to reach an acceptable outcome.