§ Q11. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the further expert evidence, details of which have been sent to him, of the permanent damage to the soil and hence to the future of Vietnamese agriculture, caused by the United States spraying herbicides from the air for military purposes; and if he will now dissociate Her Majesty's Government from this action.
§ The Prime MinisterI am grateful to the hon. Member for the trouble he has taken to send me information on this subject. I still, however, have seen no evidence that the use of herbicides in Vietnam is causing lasting harm to the ecology of that country.