§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which local authorities do not allow their employees to use the herbicide 2,4,5–T; and which authorities, having previously imposed such a ban, have now relaxed it.
§ Mr. Peter Walker:This information is not available. It is a matter for local authorities themselves.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to require the labelling of all products containing 2,4,5–T with the amount of the herbicide such products contain.
§ Mr. Peter Walker:The active ingredients of some pesticide products must already be shown on the label, and I am at present holding discussions with interested organisations with a view to extending this requirement to pesticides in general.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the preparations containing 2,4,5–T which can be bought at garden centres.
§ Mr. Peter Walker:Commercial information of this kind is a matter for the trade association concerned—that is, the British Agrochemicals Association.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ask for an updated report from the advisory committee on pesticides on the potential environmental dangers of the herbicide 2,4,5–T.
§ Mr. Peter Walker:The advisory committee reported on 2,4,5–T in December 1980, and I expect to receive a further report shortly.