§ Mr. Johnasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the results of the experiments on low-input farming conducted at Boxworth experimental husbandry farm; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 484]: Information has already been given on a number of occasions to Parliament and the public about the project at Boxworth experimental husbandry farm to compare the economic and ecological effects of three different pesticide programmes in intensive wheat production over a five-year period to harvest 1988. Initial reports on the ecological effects of the study are to be published shortly and reports on economic effects will be available later this year.