§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, further to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields on 16 January,Official Report, column 220, he will give the dates when each of the active ingredients first received approval; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 29 January 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
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Active Ingredient First Approved Aldicarb 1973 Aldrin 1956 Aminotriazole 1961 362W
Active Ingredient First Approved Binapacryl 1962 Biological agents used as pesticides; Bacillus Thuringiensis 1967 Trichoderma viride 1979 Verticillium lecanii 1980 Bitertanol 1982 Captafol 1965 Chlordane 1962 Cyhexatin 1970 Daminozide 1967 DDT 1944 Dieldrin 1956 Dimethoate 1958 Dinoseb 1961 Dinoseb-acetate 1965 Dinoterb 1972 DNOC 1960 Endrin 1984 Ethylene dibromide 1961 Fenbutatin oxide 1983 Fentin acetate 1965 Fentin hydroxide 1964 Iprodione 1976 Maleic hydrazide 1960 Mercury compounds: Phenyl Mercury Acetate 1959 Mercuric oxide 1968 Mercurous chloride 1965 Ethyl Mercury Phosphate 1956 2-Methoxyethyl Mercury Acetate 1971 Sulphonyl Ureas:
Active Ingredient First Approved Chlorsulfuron 1981 Metsulfuron-Methyl 1984 Synthetic Pyrethroids 1970–1980 Triazophos 1972 2, 4, 5-T 1965 Glycol ethers, which appeared under "Use continues unchanged" in my answer of 16 January to the hon. Member for South Shields, at column 220, is in fact a solvent and not an active ingredient. It has been in use for a number of years and was last reviewed in 1983.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields on 11 January,Official Report, columns 748–49, how many new active ingredients in 1986 were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected prior to 6 October 1986; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 29 January 1990]: The information set out relates to new pesticide active ingredients for which my Department has responsibility:
Numbers (a) Applications received before 6 October 1986 28 (b) Approvals (full/provisional/experimental permit) granted before 6 October 1986 9 (c) Applications rejected before 6 October 1986 3