§ Mr. Lathamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total quantity of grain currently in intervention stores (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in the rest of the European Community; and what is the cost to United Kingdom taxpayers of each of those stocks.
§ Mr. MacGregorA note giving the most recent figures on the level of stocks of cereals and other agricultural
436WDepartments, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Health and Safety Executive.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the identical nature of some of the active ingredients used in pesticides and in animal health products sold or supplied under the Medicines (Exemptions from Restrictions on the Retail Sale or Supply of Veterinary Drugs) Order 1984 (S.I., 1984, No. 1861), where he approves or co-operates with a scheme for the listing of both premises and of qualified personnel, he now intends to introduce similar measures under the Food and Environment Protection Bill [Lords].
§ Mrs. FennerThe Food and Environment Protection Bill, if enacted, will be implemented through regulations. The Government have, in the drafting of clauses 15(2)(d) and (e), provided powers to impose conditions on a wide range of activities in the pesticides sector including sale or supply. Interested parties will be consulted on the scope and content of these regulations at the appropriate time.