HL Deb 16 October 1980 vol 413 cc1612-3WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What pesticides have been banned under the Pesticides Safety Precautions Scheme, and on what dates.

The MINISTER of STATE, MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES and FOOD (Earl Ferrers)

Clearance of all uses of pesticides, following chemicals, the dates shown:—

Selenium compounds October 1965
Cadmium compounds November 1965
Inorganic fluorides December 1966
Antu February 1967
Calcium arsenite May 1968
1, 1, 2, 2-Tetrachloroethane December 1970
Hexachlorobenzene dry seed dressing October 1975
Azobenzene September 1975
Potassium arsenite May 1977
Sodium arsenite May 1977
Chlordecone July 1977