§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will ensure that farmers and landowners in Scotland are informed of the danger to the environment involved in the use of sheep dips based on synthetic pyrethroids. [6255]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given yesterday by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary of State, the Minister for Food,Official Report, column 526.
The Scottish code of good practice for the prevention of environmental pollution from agricultural activity is currently being revised by the Scottish agricultural pollution group. We will draw the hon. Member's concern to the attention of that group.