§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what statistics or information he collects and publishes, respectively, concerning the quantity and nature of pesticides or insecticides used on specific areas of agricultural land.
§ Mr. JoplingInformation collected by my Department and that of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland on the use of pesticides, including insecticides, on crops and in other agricultural situations is regularly published in the "Pesticide Usage Survey Report" series. These published reports include detailed accounts of pesticides used on particular crops and summaries of total pesticide usage over given periods.