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Mr. Snape
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the current best estimate of the balance of trade in biotechnology products.
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Ms. Armstrong
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the current best estimate for the balance of trade in biotechnology products.
Mr. Redwood
Biotechnology is just emerging from the research phase. It will find expression in such sectors as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, food, agriculture and process equipment. Data on trade in biotechnology are not identified separately in statistics for these sectors.