§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amounts in tonnage quantities of the following derivatives of 2,4,5-tri-chlorophenol were applied to Forestry Commission land during 1978 and 1979: 2,4,6-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, noyl ester of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, octyl ester of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, iso-octyl ester of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, butoxyethanol 583W ester of 2,4,5 -trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, other esters of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, amine salts of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy proprionic acid and its derivatives.
§ Mr. WigginThis information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of Forestry Commission land is sprayed annually with herbicides of all description.
§ Mr. WigginLess than 1 per cent.