§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about hazards arising from the supply of paraquat to developing countries; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. RaisonI have received no such representations. We have no objection in principle to the supply of such herbicides and pesticides as paraquat under the aid programme, but we would need to be satisfied that its use would have no harmful effects on those who handled it and on the environment generally.