§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the advice given by an official in his Department to Ms. Barbara Kearns who believed her child to have been affected by wood treatment pesticides, that the general use of dieldrin is being discouraged and by the end of the year, 1984, less reliable substitutes will have to be used, represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyGovernment policy continues to be to phase out the use of pesticides such as dieldrin when safer alternatives become available. The supply of dieldrin in wood preservatives was phased out by December 1984, apart from use in a factory context for the pre-treatment of timber. Wood preservative formulators are now encouraged to use alternative pesticide active ingredients.