§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her policy is on the use 351W by South Africa of compulsory licensing and parallel importing of medicines as TRIPS compliant measures. [152139]
§ Mr. CabornI have been asked to reply.
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him today, column 348W, on the use of compulsory licensing and parallel importing by poor countries.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the secretary of State for International Development what the European Commission's policy is on the relationship between South Africa's amended Medicines Act and its obligations under TRIPS. [152140]
§ Mr. CabornI have been asked to reply.
I refer my hon. Friend to the press release issued by the Delegation of the European Commission in South Africa on 6 March about this issue. I have arranged for copies of this press release to be placed in the Libraries of the House.