§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he has any plans to standardise the use of Nuvan 500 EC on marine fish farms; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he has any proposals to assess and review the use of Nuvan 500 EC on marine fish farms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythAn application for a product licence for Nuvan 500 EC is currently being considered by the veterinary products committee. As with any other medicine, the proposed conditions of use will be scrutinised as part of the assessment.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals to commission research programmes into the evaluation of alternative pesticides to Nuvan 500 EC for use on marine fish farms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Scottish Salmon Growers Association has commissioned the Institute of Aquaculture at the university of Stirling to investigate alternative methods to control sea lice infestation of farmed salmon. Scientists from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland's marine laboratory are co-operating in this work and will be undertaking other studies of the problem of sea lice infestation.