HC Deb 11 December 1989 vol 163 cc512-21W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which pesticides(a) he has already reviewed under his review programme, (b) he is currently reviewing and (c) he plans to review; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean

The review of pesticides approved by my Department is undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. Pesticides containing the following active ingredients(a) have been reviewed, (b) are under review and (c) are awaiting review.

a) Reviews concluded by the ACP:

  • Aminotriazole
  • Alachlor
  • Aldicarb
  • Aldrin
  • Binapacryl
  • Biological agents used as pesticides
  • Bitertanol
  • Captafol
  • Chlordane
  • Cyhexatin
  • DDT
  • Dieldrin
  • Dimethoate
  • Dinoseb
  • Dinoseb-acetate
  • Dinoterb
  • DNOC
  • Endrin
  • Ethylene dibromide
  • Fenbutatin oxide
  • Fentin acetate
  • Fentin hydroxide
  • Glycol ethers
  • Iprodione
  • Maleic nydrazide
  • Mercury compounds
  • Sythetic pyrethroids
  • 2,4,5-T
  • Triazophos

b) Reviews currently in progress:

  • 2-aminobutane
  • Bromoxynil
  • Captan
  • 2, 4-D
  • Daminozide
  • Demeton-s-methyl
  • Demeton-s-methyl-sulphane
  • Diazinon
  • Dichlorvos
  • Dinocap
  • Ferbam
  • Furmecyclox
  • Ioxynil
  • Lindane
  • Linuron
  • Mancozeb
  • Maneb
  • Methyl bromide
  • Mevinphos
  • Monlinuron
  • Nabam
  • Oxydemeton-methyl
  • Propineb
  • Thiram
  • Zineb
  • Ziram

c) Reviews Planned:

  • Aldicarb
  • Alkylaryl trimethyl ammonium chloride
  • Allethrin
    • 513
  • Alphachloralose
  • Aluminium ammonium sulphate
  • Aluminium phosphide
  • Aluminium silicate
  • Aluminium sulphate
  • Aminobutane (2-)
  • Amitraz
  • Amitrole
  • Ammonium carbonate
  • Ammonium hydroxide
  • Ammonium sulphamate
  • Ammonium sulphate
  • Anthraquinone
  • Asulam
  • Atrazine
  • Azinphos-methyl
  • Aziprotryne
  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Barban
  • Benazolin
  • Bendiocarb
  • Benodanil
  • Benomyl
  • Bentazone
  • Benzalkonium chloride
  • Benzethonium chloride
  • Benzoylprop-ethyl
  • Bifenox
  • Bioallethrin
  • Bioresmethrin Bitumen
  • Bone oil
  • Boric acid
  • Brodifacoum
  • Bromacil
  • Bromadiolone
  • Bromophos
  • Bupirimate
  • Butoxycarboxim
  • Calciferol
  • Captan
  • Carbaryl
  • Carbendazim
  • Carbetamide
  • Carbofuran
  • Carbophenothion
  • Carboxin
  • Cetrimide
  • Chloramben
  • Chlorbufam
  • Chlordane
  • Chlorfenvinphos
  • Chloridazon
  • Chlormequat
  • Chloroethylphosphonic acid (2 -)
  • Chlorophacinone
  • Chloropicrin
  • Chlorothalonil
  • Chlorotoluron
  • Chloroxuron
  • Chlorphonium
  • Chlorpropham
  • Chlorpyrifos
  • Chlorpyrifos-methyl
  • Chlorthal dimethyl
  • Chlorthiamid Clopyralid
  • Copper ammonium carbonate
  • Copper complex-bordeaux
  • Copper hydroxide
  • Copper oxychloride
  • Copper sulphate
  • Coumatetralyl
  • Cresylic acid
  • Cufraneb
  • Cyanazine
  • Cymoxanil
  • Cypermethrin
  • DB (2, 4-)
  • DES (2, 4-)
    • 514
  • Dalapon
  • Dazomet
  • Deltamethrin
  • Desmetryne
  • Di-allate
  • Dicamba
  • Dichlobenil
  • Dichlofluanid
  • Dichlorophen
  • Dichloropropane (1, 2-)
  • Dichloropropene (1, 3-)
  • Dichlorprop
  • Diclofop-methyl
  • Dicloran
  • Dicofol
  • Dienochlor
  • Difenacoum
  • Diflubenzuron
  • Dikegulac
  • Dimethoate
  • Diphacinone
  • Diphenamid
  • Diquat
  • Disulfoton
  • Ditalimfos
  • Dithianon
  • Diuron
  • Dodecylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
  • Dodemorph
  • Dodine
  • Drazoxolon
  • EPTC
  • Endosulfan
  • Ethiofencarb
  • Ethirimol
  • Ethofumesate
  • Ethylmercury phosphate
  • Etridiazole
  • Etrimfos
  • Fatty acids
  • Fenbutatin oxide
  • Fenchlorphos
  • Fenitrothion
  • Fenoprop
  • Fentin acetate
  • Fentin hydroxide
  • Fenuron
  • Ferric sulphate
  • Ferrous sulphate
  • Flamprop-F-isopropyl
  • Flamprop-methyl
  • Fluoroacetamide
  • Fonofos
  • Formaldehyde
  • Formothion
  • Fosamine-ammonium
  • Fosetyl-aluminium
  • Fuberidazole
  • Gibberellins
  • Glyphosate
  • Grease
  • Heptenophos
  • Hexazinone
  • Hydrogen iodide
  • Hydroxyquinoline (8 -)
  • Imazalil Indol-3-ylacetic acid
  • Indol-3-ylbutyric acid (4-)
  • Iodofenphos
  • Iprodione
  • Isoproturon
  • Lenacil
  • MCPA
  • MCPB
  • Malathion
  • Maleic hydrazide
  • Mecoprop
  • Mecoprop-p
  • Mephosfolan
  • Mepiquat
    • 515
  • Mercuric oxide
  • Mercurous chloride
  • Metalaxyl
  • Metaldehyde
  • Metamitron
  • Methabenzthiazuron
  • Metham-sodium
  • Methiocarb
  • Methomyl
  • Methoprene
  • Methoxyethylmercury acetate (2 -)
  • Methyl bromide
  • Metoxuron
  • Metribuzin
  • Mineral oil
  • Naled
  • Naphthalene
  • Naphthylacetamide (1-)
  • Naphthylacetic acid (1 -)
  • Naphthyloxyacetic acid (2-)
  • Napropamide
  • Nicotine
  • Nitrothal-isopropyl
  • Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol-iodine complex
  • Norbormide
  • Octhilinone
  • Omethoate
  • Oxadiazon
  • Oxamyl
  • Oxine-copper
  • Oxycarboxin
  • Paraformaldehyde
  • Paraquat
  • Pendimethalin
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Pentanochlor
  • Pepper
  • Permethrin
  • Phenmedipham
  • Phenols
  • Phenothrin
  • Phenylmercury acetate
  • Phorate
  • Phosalone
  • Phoxim
  • Picloram
  • Pirimicarb
  • Pirimiphos-ethyl
  • Pirimiphos-methyl
  • Potassium hydroxyquinoline sulphate
  • Potassium sorbate
  • Prochloraz
  • Prometryn
  • Propachlor
  • Propamocarb
  • hydrochloride
  • Propham
  • Propoxur
  • Propyzamide
  • Pyrazophos
  • Pyrethrins
  • Pyridate
  • Quassia
  • Quinomethionate
  • Quinonamid
  • Quintozene
  • Reserpine
  • Resmethrin
  • Rotenone
  • Simazine
  • Sodium carbonate
  • Sodium chlorate
  • Sodium cyanide
  • Sodium hydrogen carbonate
  • Sodium metabisulphite
  • Sodium monochloroacetate
  • Sodium propionate
  • Sodium silver thiosulphate
  • Sodium tetraborate
  • Sulphur
  • T (2, 4, 5-)
    • 516
  • TBA (2, 3, 6-)
  • TCA
  • Tar acids
  • Tar oils
  • Tebuthiuron
  • Tecnazene
  • Terbacil
  • Terbuthylazine
  • Terbutryn
  • Tetrachlorvinphos
  • Tetradifon
  • Tetramethrin
  • Thiabendazole
  • Thiofanox
  • Thiometon
  • Thionazin
  • Thiophanate-methyl
  • Thiourea
  • Tri-allate
  • Triadimefon
  • Triadimenol
  • Triazophos
  • Trichlorfon
  • Trichoderma viride
  • Tricosene ((z)-9-)
  • Tridemorph
  • Trietazine
  • Trifluralin
  • Trioforine
  • Vamidothion
  • Verticillium lecanii
  • Vinclozolin
  • Warfarin Wax
  • Zinc
  • Zinc oxide
  • Zinc phosphide

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pesticides and active ingredients are currently approved for use in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean

There are currently 3,373 pesticide products approved by my Department representing 409 active ingredients.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for new pesticides he has(a) received and (b) approved, for each year since 1985; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean

Applications for pesticide registration (including renewals) received and approved by my Department were as follows:

Year Received Approved
1985 n/a n/a
1986 n/a n/a
1987 1,102 544
1988 (including off-labels) 1,363 1,068
1989 (as at 1 December 1989) (including off-labels) 1,718 906

n/a = not available.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which pesticides currently approved were approved(a) before 1961, (b) between 1961 and 1970, (c) between 1971 and 1980 and (d) between 1981 and the present day; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean

Approved pesticides are listed in "Pesticides 1989" a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Those active ingredients approved prior to 31 December 1980 are listed as follows and those approved prior to 31 December 1965 are marked with an asterisk. A further breakdown of this information cannot be provided without disproportionate cost.

  • Aldicarb
  • Alkylaryl trimethyl ammonium chloride
  • Allethrin
  • Alphachloralose*
  • Allethrin
  • Alphachloralose*
  • Aluminium ammonium sulphate
  • Aluminium phosphide*
  • Aluminium silicate*
  • Aluminium sulphate*
  • Aminobutane (2-)
  • Amitraz
  • Amitrole
  • Ammonium carbonate
  • Ammonium hydroxide
  • Ammonium sulphamate*
  • Ammonium sulphate
  • Anthraquinone*
  • Asulam
  • Azinphos-methyl*
  • Aziprotryne
  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Barbon*
  • Benazolin*
  • Bendiocarb
  • Benodanil
  • Benomyl
  • Bentazone
  • Benzalkonium chloride
  • Benzethonium chloride
  • Benzoylprop-ethyl
  • Bifenox
  • Bioallethrin
  • Bioresmethrin
  • Bitumen*
  • Bone oil*
  • Boric acid
  • Brodifacoum
  • Bromacil*
  • Bromadiolone
  • Bromophos
  • Bupirimate
  • Butoxycarboxim
  • Calciferol
  • Captan
  • Carbaryl*
  • Carbendazim
  • Arbetamide
  • Carbofuran
  • Carbophenothion
  • Carboxin
  • Cetrimide
  • Chloramben
  • Chlorbufam*
  • Chlordane
  • Drazoxolon
  • EPTC
  • Endosulfan*
  • Ethiofencarb
  • Ethirimol
  • Ethofumesate
  • Ethylmercury phosphate
  • Etridiazole
  • Etrimfos
  • Fatty acids*
  • Fenbutatin oxide
  • Fenchlorphos*
  • Fenitrothion
  • Fenoprop*
  • Fentin acetate*
  • Fentin hydroxide*
  • Fenuron
  • Ferric sulphate*
  • Ferrous sulphate*
  • Flamprop-F-isopropyl
  • Flamprop-methyl
  • Flouroacetamide*
  • Fonofos
    • 518
  • Formaldehyde*
  • Formothion*
  • Fosamine-ammonium
  • Fosetyl-aluminium
  • Fuberidazole
  • Gibberellins*
  • Glyphosate
  • Grease
  • Heptenophos
  • Hexazinone
  • Hydrogen iodide
  • Hydroxyquinoline (8 - )
  • Imazalil
  • Indol-3-ylacetic acid*
  • Indol-3-ylbutyric acid (4 -)*
  • Iodofenphos
  • Iprodione
  • Isoproturon
  • Lenacil*
  • MCPA*
  • MCPB*
  • Malathion*
  • Maleic hydrazide
  • Mecoprop*
  • Mecoprop-p
  • Mephosfolan
  • Mepiquat
  • Mercuric oxide
  • Mercurous chloride
  • Metalaxyl
  • Metaldehyde*
  • Metamitron
  • Methabenzthiazuron
  • Metham-sodium*
  • Methiocarb
  • Chlorfenvinphos*
  • Chloridazon*
  • Chlormequat
  • Chloroethylphosphonic acid (2 - )
  • Chlorophacinone*
  • Chloropicrin
  • Chlorothalonil
  • Chlorotoluron
  • Chloroxuron*
  • Chlorphonium*
  • Chlorpropham*
  • Chlorpyrifos
  • Chlorpyrifos-methyl
  • Chlorthal dimethyl
  • Chlorthiamid*
  • Clopyralid
  • Copper ammonium carbonate*
  • Copper complex-bordeaux
  • Copper hydroxide*
  • Copper oxychloride*
  • Copper sulphate*
  • Coumatetralyl*
  • Cresyslic acid*
  • Cufraneb
  • Cyanazine
  • Cymoxanil
  • Cypermethrin
  • DB (2, 4-)*
  • DES(2, 4-)*
  • Dalapon*
  • Dazomet*
  • Deltamethrin
  • Desmetryne*
  • Di-allate*
  • Dicamba*
  • Dichlobenil*
  • Dichlofluanid*
  • Dichlorophen*
  • Dichloropropane (1,2 -)*
  • Dichloropropene (1, 3-)*
  • Dichlorprop*
  • Diclofop-methyl
  • Dicloran*
  • Dicofol
  • Dienochlor
    • 519
  • Difenacoum
  • Diflubenzuron
  • Dikegulac
  • Dimethoate*
  • Diphacinone
  • Diphenamid*
  • Diquat*
  • Disulfoton*
  • Ditalimfos
  • Dithianon*
  • Diuron*
  • Dodecylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
  • Dodemorth
  • Dodine*
  • Drazoxolon
  • EPTC
  • Endosulfan*
  • Ethiofenearb
  • Ethirimol
  • Ethofumesate
  • Ethylmercury phosphate
  • Etridiazole
  • Etrimfos
  • Fatty acids*
  • Fenbutatin oxide
  • Fenchlorphos*
  • Fenitrothion
  • Fenoprop*
  • Fentin acetate*
  • Fentin hydroxide*
  • Fenuron
  • Ferric sulphate*
  • Ferrous sulphate*
  • Flamprop-F-isopropyl
  • Flamprop-methyl
  • Fluoroacetamide*
  • Fonofos
  • Formaldehyde*
  • Formothion*
  • Fosamine-ammonium
  • Fosetyl-aluminium
  • Fuberidazole
  • Gibberellins*
  • Glyphosate
  • Grease
  • Heptenophos
  • Hexazinone
  • Hydrogen iodide
  • Hydroxyquinoline (8 - )
  • Imazalil
  • IndoI-3-ylacetic acid*
  • Indol-3-ylbutyric acid (4 - )*
  • Iodofenphos
  • Iprodione
  • Isoproturon
  • Lenacil*
  • MCPA*
  • MCPB*
  • Malathion*
  • Maleic hydrazide
  • Mecoprop*
  • Mecoprop-p
  • Mephosfolan
  • Mepiquat
  • Mercuric oxide
  • Mercurous chloride
  • Metalaxyl
  • Metaldehyde*
  • Metamitron
  • Methabenzthiazuron
  • Metham-sodium*
  • Methiocarb
  • Methomyl
  • Methoprene
  • Methoxyethylmercury acetate (2-)
  • Methyl bromide
  • Metoxuron
  • Metribuzin
  • Mineral oil
  • Naled*
    • 520
  • Naphthalene
  • Naphthylacetamide (1-)
  • Napthylacetic acid (1-)
  • Napthyloxyacetic acid (2-)
  • Napropamide
  • Nicotine*
  • Nitrothal-isopropyl
  • Nonylphenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy) ethanol-iodine complex
  • Norbormide*
  • Octhilinone
  • Omethoate
  • Oxadiazon
  • Oxamyl
  • Oxine-copper*
  • Oxycarboxin
  • Paraformaldehyde*
  • Paraquat*
  • Pendimethalin
  • Pentachlorophenol*
  • Pentanochlor*
  • Pepper*
  • Permethrin
  • Phenmedipham
  • Phenols*
  • Phenothrin
  • Phenylmercury acetate
  • Phorate*
  • Phosalone
  • Phoxim
  • Picloram*
  • Pirimicarb
  • Pirimiphos-ethyl
  • Pirimiphos-methyl
  • Potassium hydroxyquinoline sulphate
  • Potassium sorbate*
  • Prochloraz
  • Prometryn*
  • Propachlor
  • Propamocarb hydrochloride
  • Propham*
  • Propoxur*
  • Propyzamide
  • Pyrazophos
  • Pyrethrins*
  • Pyridate
  • Quassia
  • Quinomethionate*
  • Quinonamid
  • Quintozene
  • Reserpine
  • Resmethrin
  • Rotenone*
  • Simazine*
  • Sodium carbonate
  • Sodium chlorate*
  • Sodium cyanide*
  • Sodium hydrogen carbonate
  • Sodium metabisulphite*
  • Sodium monochloroacetate*
  • Sodium propionate*
  • Sodium silver thiosulphate*
  • Sodium tetraborate*
  • Sulphur
  • T(2, 4, 5-)
  • TBA (2, 3, 6-)*
  • TCA*
  • Tar acids*
  • Tar oils*
  • Tebuthiuron
  • Tecnazene
  • Terbacil
  • Terbuthylazine
  • Terbutryn
  • Tetrachlorvinphos
  • Tetradifon*
  • Tetramethrin
  • Thiabendazole
  • Thiofanox
  • Thiometon
  • Thionazin*
    • 521
  • Thiophanate-methyl
  • Thiourea
  • Tri-allate*
  • Triadimefon
  • Triadimenol
  • Triazophos
  • Trichlorfon*
  • Trichoderma viride
  • Tricosene ((Z) -9 - )
  • Tridemorph
  • Trietazine
  • Trifluralin*
  • Triforine
  • Vamidothion
  • Verticillium lecanii
  • Vinclozolin
  • Warfarin*
  • Wax*
  • Zinc
  • Zinc oxide
  • Zinc phosphide*