HC Deb 12 November 1990 vol 180 cc55-6W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to introduce a card system under which doctors would be required to report incidents of ill health in which pesticides may be implicated; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dorrell

Clear-cut cases of poisoning by pesticides are reported to the agricultural inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive. A card system could be useful and a pilot study is being undertaken on behalf of the HSE.