§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received a copy of the Soil Survey and Land Research Centre's survey of pesticide pollution in Cornwall; what action he proposes to take to stop dieldrin passing up the food chain; and whether he will take steps to ensure that a copy of the above report is placed in the Library.
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
I have received a copy of the Soil Survey and Land Research Centre's report dated June 1989 and will arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library. As a result of high levels of dieldrin found in the River Newlyn, approval for aldrin, which breaks down into dieldrin, was withdrawn in May 1989. The National Rivers Authority continues to monitor Newlyn fish for residues of dieldrin; the results are encouraging.