HC Deb 22 April 1993 vol 223 c195W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will place in the Library full details of the research supplied by the manufacturers(a) Battle, Hayward and Brewer, (b) Ciba Agriculture, (c) the Cross Vetpharm Group Deosan, (d) Grampian Pharmaceuticals and (e) Pitman-Moore when they applied to his Department to sell sheep dips based on organophosphorus compounds; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Soames

No. Under section 118 of the Medicines Act 1968, all data supplied by pharmaceutical companies in support of applications for product licences are classified commercial in confidence and cannot be disclosed by the licensing authority.