§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what policy considerations underlay his decision to amend the draft version of the United Kingdom regulations on advertising of baby milk in relation to the dissemination of information and controls on the advertising of brand name baby milk; and what representations he has received for and against his amendments. [17484]
§ Mrs. BrowningIn deciding the final form of the regulations, Ministers gave heed to the Government's deregulation policy of implementing the minimum requirements of EC legislation, unless there are very good reasons for going beyond them.
Since the regulations were made and laid before the House, Ministers have received a large number of representations objecting, in particular, to the advertising controls on infant formulae. Not unexpectedly, only a few representations have been received from those content with the regulations.