HC Deb 14 February 1985 vol 73 cc265-7W
Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of all the pesticide usage survey reports published to date; and if he will make available in the Library survey reports Nos. 23. "Review of usage of pesticides in agriculture, horticulture and forestry, England and Wales 1975–79", 29, "Vegetables, 1981" and 35, "Arable farm crops and grass 1982".

Mrs. Fenner

Pesticide usage survey reports published to date are as follows:

Report No.

  1. 1. Hops 1965–1969 (with 1970)
  2. 2. Cereal seed dressings 1970
  3. 3. Vegetables for human consumption 1966, 1969
  4. 4. Orchards 1967, 1970
  5. 5. Hops 1970–1972
  6. 6. Soft fruit 1965, 1968, 1971
  7. 7. Mobile seed treating/cleaning machines 1972/1973
  8. 8. Review of usage of pesticides in agriculture and horticulture in England and Wales 1965–1974
  9. 9. Vegetables for human consumption 1972
  10. 10. Orchards 1973
  11. 11. Arable farm crops (including Scotland) 1974
  12. 12. Glasshouse crops 1968, 1972
  13. 13. Glasshouse crops (+ Scotland) 1976
  14. 14. Hardy nursery stock (+ Scotland) 1971, 1976
  15. 15. Soft fruit (+ Scotland) 1975
  16. 16. Hops 1973–1977
  17. 17. Review of usage of pesticides in food storage and processing, industry and public health — United Kingdom 1964–77
  18. 18. Arable farm crops (+ Scotland) 1977
  19. 19. Vegetables (+ Scotland) 1977
  20. 20. Fodder and forage crops 1979
  21. 21. Orchards 1979
  22. 22. Aerial spraying, Great Britain 1978, 1979
  23. 23. Review of usage of pesticides in agriculture, horticulture and forestry in England and Wales, 1975–1979
  24. 24. Soft fruit 1980
  25. 25. Protected crops: glasshouses 1981 and mushrooms 1982 (Preliminary report)
  26. 26. Hops 1978–1981
  27. 27. Review of pesticide usage in agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry, Scotland 1975–1979
  28. 28. Aerial applications, Great Britain 1980
  29. 29. Vegetables 1981 (Preliminary report)
  30. 30. Hardy nursery stock 1981
  31. 31. Pesticides used on sheep 1981 (Preliminary report)
  32. 32. Soft fruit 1980, Orchard 1979, Scotland
  33. 33. Pesticides and preservatives used in vegetables and fruit during storage, Scotland 1980
  34. 34. Aerial applications, Great Britain 1981
  35. 35. Arable farm crops and grass 1982 (Preliminary report)
  36. 42. Glasshouses with cut flowers, bulbs and mushrooms, Scotland 1981
  37. 44. Oilseed rape Scotland 1982
  38. 47. Oilseed rape England and Wales 1982
  39. 48. Hops 1982 (Preliminary report)

Arrangements

Arrangements are being made for a complete set of these reports (including the preliminary reports) to be placed in the Library.

The following reports are in preparation:

Report No.

  1. 37. Outdoor bulbs 1982
  2. 38. Orchards and fruit stores 1983
  3. 41. Review of usage of pesticides in agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry in England and Wales 1980–1983
  4. 43. Hardy nursery stock, Scotland 1981
  5. 45. Arable farm crops, Scotland 1982
  6. 46. Vegetables for human consumption, Scotland 1982
  7. 49. Aerial applications 1982
  8. 52. Aquatic herbicides used by Water Authorities 1981
  9. 53. Usage of pesticides by Local Authorities 1979
  10. 54. Pesticides used on sheep, Scotland 1983

Copies of these will be placed in the Library as soon as they become available.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those pesticide products cleared under the pesticides safety precautions scheme containing methyl isothiocyanate, or liberating methyl isothiocyanate when used.

Mrs. Fenner

[pursuant to her reply, 12 February 1985, c. 108]: There is one pesticide containing methyl isothiocyanate which is cleared under the pesticides safety precautions scheme, but I understand it is no longer marketed in this country. There are two active ingredients included in products cleared under the pesticides safety precautions scheme which liberate methyl isothiocyonate on use. These are metham sodium and dazomet. The products concerned are used for soil fumigation and are as follows:

  • Basamid
  • Basamid liquid
  • Campbell's metham sodium
  • Sistam
  • Super sistam
  • Vipam
  • Vitafume
  • Vond Metam
  • Boszamet minicrystals
  • Midox dazomet crystals
  • Salvo