HC Deb 18 June 1964 vol 696 c216W
Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he has taken to implement the assurance given by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, on 24th March that the terms of reference of the Advisory Committee would be extended to include industrial and domestic uses of organochlorine pesticides.

Mr. Hogg

The Committee has been given a new title which reflects its wider responsibilities. It will now be "The Advisory Committee on Pesticides and other Toxic Chemicals". Its terms of reference have been extendedTo keep under review all risks that may arise from the use of:

  1. 1. Pesticides,
  2. 2. Potentially toxic chemicals on sale to farmers for veterinary use and veterinary medicines prescribed for use by veterinary surgeons, and
  3. 3. Any other potentially toxic chemical specifically referred to the Committee by Ministers,
and to make recommendations to the Ministers concerned.

A review of the industrial and domestic uses of organochlorine pesticides is now being made.