§ 78. Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture which official institutes are experimenting in regard to the particular effect of toxic sprays and their danger to animal and insect life in regard to the long-term effects on agriculture.
§ Sir T. DugdaleResearch on the long-term effects of the use of toxic sprays in agriculture is being carried out at the East Mailing Research Station. The Imperial college of Science is also engaged on one aspect of this problem with the aid of grants from the agricultural Research Council and the Nature Conservancy. Much research on shorter term aspects is being done by research institutes, universities and chemical firms, including a search for insecticides less toxic to animal life than those now in use. This latter research will eventually contribute towards a proper assessment of long-term effects.