§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what advice or recommendations he has received from the working party on pesticide residues on the enforcement of existing, or introduction of new, pesticide regulations, or other legislation, as a means of helping to reduce the use of pesticides against wildlife.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe working party on pesticide residues' remit is to collect and report data on pesticide residues: it does not make recommendations concerning the use or misuse of pesticides, since that is the task of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. I believe that it is for the enforcement authorities to control the misuse of pesticides against wildlife, taking advantage of the improved opportunity for prosecuting those responsible which results from the introduction of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his reply of 23 March,Official Report, column 726–27, what advice and recommendations he has received from the advisory committee on pesticides on the enforcement of existing, or the introduction of new, pesticide regulations, or other legislation, as a means of helping to reduce the use of pesticides against wildlife.
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§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe advisory committee on pesticides has taken the view that enforcement of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 is a matter for the competent enforcement agencies. The level of misuse of pesticides against wildlife has not suggested the need for additional measures or legislation.