HL Deb 15 April 1981 vol 419 c1026WA
Lord Hale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps are now being taken to improve the monitoring of contamination caused by drifting sprays.

Earl Ferrers

For some years the department has operated a local régime for handling pollution incidents relating to agriculture, including contamination caused by drifting sprays. In this way our regional and local offices already obtain any available information from incident reports reaching the Ministry and other public or commercial organisations concerned. Existing procedures are, however, being extended so that information on spray drift incidents, including details of any associated damage, reaching ADAS officers will be brought together centrally so that the national situation can be monitored.

House adjourned for the Easter Recess at seventeen minutes past two o'clock until Monday, 27th April.