HC Deb 05 December 1966 vol 737 cc214-5W
Mr. Farr

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of notifications received by his Department under the Notification Scheme for Chemicals used in Agriculture, and the number of such notifications which failed to gain clearance by the Advisory Committee in 1965.

Mr. Hoy

The information is given in the table below:

Notifications received during 1965 (of which 36 related to new chemicals) 233
Clearances refused 5
Notifications withdrawn 4

Only 72 of the 224 clearances given related to full commercial use of the chemical.