§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether 2,4,5-T or related substances or any substance whose production or decomposition precipitates the production of dioxin is being manufactured in the United Kingdom at present.
§ Mr. TrippierNo.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what amounts of 2,4,5-T, during the last three years, were (a) imported into the United Kingdom, identifying the country of origin,(b) used in the United Kingdom and (c) re-exported from the United Kingdom, identifying the importing nations.
§ Mr. ChannonThere were 159 tonnes of 2,4,5-T imported in 1982 and 300 tonnes in 1983. Since then there have been no imports of the substance. Data are compiled on a country of consignment basis so it is not possible to identify the country of origin of these imports.
Information is not available about the amounts of 2,4,5-T used in the United Kingdom. However, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. Davies) on 31 January 1985 at column279.
No information is available in respect of any exports of 2,4,5-T.