§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for the approval of a pesticide have been made in each of the last six years; and how many of these applications have been refused.
§ Mr. MacleanThe number of applications for pesticides approval received each year since the introduction of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 is as follows:
1987 1988 1989 (to date) Received of which: 1,024 1,324 837 Rejected 283 347 324 Refused N/A N/A 84 The figures distinguish between those applications which are initially rejected without evaluation due to insufficient supporting data and those refused approval following evaluation.
960Wsources for food irradiation; what plans there are for their disposal; and if he expects any radioactive waste presently stored in the United Kingdom to be used as sources for food irradiation.
§ Mr. MacleanNo radioactive wastes will arise from the sources used to irradiate food. When the source has decayed beyond its useful life, it will be returned to the supplier for regeneration. I do not expect any radioactive waste to be used as a source for this process.