§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many evaluations of pesticides under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 have been published; how many products await evaluation; and whether he intends to publish all evaluations of pesticide products.
§ Mr. MacleanSince the introduction of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986, a total of 41 evaluation documents have been published for new and reviewed pesticides. There are at present 54 new pesticide active ingredients that are awaiting approval, 19 of which are currently under evaluation. Evaluations will be published for each of these as and when approvals are granted. Evaluations will also be published on further pesticides considered by the independent Advisory Committee on Pesticides as part of the reviews programme. When an evaluation is issued the data underlying the published evaluation are available for public scrutiny on application to the registration authorities.