HC Deb 02 March 1990 vol 168 cc376-7W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the pesticides which have been reviewed since 16 March 1989; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if he will list those pesticides which are currently being reviewed which are undergoing (a) a full review and (b) a partial review; and if he will make a statement;

(3) if he will list those pesticides which have been reviewed that have (a) been subject to a full review and (b) been subject to a partial review; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

The following pesticides approved by my Department have been reviewed by the advisory committee on pesticides:

Reviews concluded by the ACP before 16 March 1989
Review
Amitrole (Aminotriazole) Partial
Aldicarb Partial
Binapacryl Full
Biologicalagents Partial
Bitertanol Full
Cyhexatin Partial
Dinoseb Full
Dinoseb-Acetate Full
Dinoterb Full
DNOC Full
Ethylene Dibromide Full
Maleic Hydrazide Full
Mercury Compounds Full
Persistent Organochlorine Insecticides Full
Synthetic Pyrethroids Full
2, 4, 5-T Full
Triazophos Partial

Reviews concluded by the ACP since 16 March 1989
Review
Captafol Full
Daminozide Partial
Dimethoate Partial
Fenbutatin oxide Partial
Fentin acetate Partial
Fentin hydroxide Partial
Iprodione Partial
Reviews currently in progress
Review
Alachlor Full
2-aminobutane Partial
Benomyl Full
Bromoxynil Full
Captan Full
Carbendazim Full
2, 4-D Full
Dimeton-s-methyl Full
Demeton-s-methyl-sulphone Full
Diazinon Full
Dichlorvos Full
Dinocap Full
Ferbam Full
Ioxynil Full
Lindane Full
Linuron Full
Mancozeb Full
Maneb Full
Methyl bromide Partial
Mevinphos Full
Monolinuron Full
Nabam Full
Oxydemeton-methyl Full
Propineb Full
Sulfonyl ureas Partial
Tecnazene Full
Thiabendazole Full
Thiram Full
Thiophanate methyl Full
Zineb Full

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those pesticides for which a review is planned that will be subject to(a) a full review and (b) a partial review; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

The advisory committee on pesticides will consider the most appropriate form of review for each active ingredient, listed in the reply given on 11 December,Official Report, column 512.