§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how much DDT has been exported from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and how much is stockpiled in the United Kingdom;
(2) if he has any estimate of the amounts of DDT held (a) by retailers and (b) on farms.
§ Mrs. FennerMy Department does not monitor stocks of pesticides held by manufacturers, retailers or on farms. Before clearance under the pesticides safety precaution scheme for the remaining agricultural uses of DDT was withdrawn on 1 October 1984, the co-operation of manufacturing companies and distributors was sought to prevent stockpiling of the chemical prior to withdrawal.
Exports of DDT over the last five years were as follows:
Year Quantity kgs Value £000s 1980 1,840 3,000 1981 500 1,000 1982 44,509 22,000 1983 117,275 64,000 *1984 125,503 69,000 * (provisional) Tariff Heading 2902 9550 from SITC (R2) item 511.39 in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics