§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people in his Department have been working, and how many man hours have been spent, on testing the pesticide Alar; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RyderAs indicated in my reply to the hon. Member on 25 May at column745, the review of the pesticide Alar was carried out by members of the advisory committee on pesticides. The detailed information available referred to in my response was assembled by
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Total community charges for a 2-adult household (without safely net) Average domestic rate bill per household Community charge without safety net Community charge with safety net £ £ £ £ Alyn and Deeside 373 429 187 216 Colwyn 383 405 192 224 Delyn 391 416 196 215 Glyndwr 386 345 193 185 Rhyddlan 378 399 189 201 Wrexham Maelor 382 380 191 196 Carmarthen 336 267 168 135 Ceredigion 319 280 160 146 Dinfwr 310 233 155 119 Llanelli 362 284 181 150 Preseli Pembrokeshire 310 255 155 136 South Pembrokeshire 318 311 159 166 Blaenau Gwent 351 235 175 124 Islwyn 332 265 166 135 Monmouth 310 388 155 187 Newport 331 383 165 204 Torfaen 336 325 168 168 Aberconwy 319 364 160 193 Arfon 315 254 158 145 Dwyfor 318 282 159 182 scientisits in pesticides safety division at Harpenden. In addition four scientists at the ADAS central science laboratory at Harpenden have spent some 750 man hours on work relating to residues of Alar including the establishment of a reliable method of detecting the small traces of residue that may be found in foodstuffs.