§ 46. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage zinc phosphate forms of the pesticides used for spraying crops; and, in view of its poisonous properties, to what extent he assesses that its use is causing the fall in the numbers of grain-eating birds.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithSo far as my right hon. Friend's advisers are aware zinc phosphate is not used anywhere in the United Kingdom as a pesticide.