§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will provide the latest available information he has on the extent of pesticide treatment of crops in England and Wales by crop group, area of crops grown, in hectares, and the percentage of those crops so treated;
(2) if he will provide the latest information available to him on types of pesticides used in agriculture and horticulture, as an estimated annual average, by pesticide group, spray hectares, and tonnes of active ingredients per year.
§ Mrs. FennerInformation collected by my Department and that of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland on the use of pesticides, including insecticides, on crops and in other agricultural situations is regularly published in the "Pesticide Usage Survey Report" series. These published reports include detailed accounts of pesticides used on particular crops and summaries of total pesticide usage over given periods.