To ask the Secretary of State for Health what activities of the Bio Products Laboratory were deemed to be activities as defined under schedule 8 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in relation to the transitional arrangements on licensing applying to loss of Crown immunity status on 1 April 1991.

Activities related to the sale, supply, manufacture and wholesale dealing of medicinal products which are licensable activities by virtue of sections 7 and 8 of the Medicines Act 1968.