Tuesday, 24th July 2007
Copeland denies King claim re: Therapeutic Products Bill
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today denied the claim made by Labour Minister Annette King (during question time in
Parliament today) that he had agreed to a two-tier proposal for natural/alternative dietary supplements etc as part of
the Therapeutics Products Bill.
"I did agree to consider such a proposal - in fact I made such a proposal to Annette King - but in the end made a firm
decision against it," said Mr Copeland.
"There was a simple way out of this mess and that would have been for Annette King to take the new proposal on a
national road show and explain it to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who, like me, had expressed their
opposition. Instead she chose simply to endeavour to stitch a 'we know best' proposal together and then, when that came
unstuck, abandon the whole thing."
"I wonder why this Government is so intent on ignoring the voice of the people?"
ENDS