HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 c293W
Mr. Colin Shepherd

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to accelerate the rate of processing applications for the registration of agricultural chemicals.

Mr. Maclean

The most important step is to increase the number of scientific staff in MAFF regulating pesticides by 60 per cent. in 1990–91.