§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy on the use of the pesticide lindane.
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 12 December 1994]: Lindane is approved for certain uses by the six Government Departments responsible for pesticide safety. The independent Advisory Committee on Pesticides initiated a review of agricultural uses in April 1992 and plans to complete this review by next spring.
Its review of other uses of lindane was completed in December 1992, and the committee recommended that these should continue. Ministers accepted this recommendation and the evaluation documents are available from the Pesticides Safety Directorate.