§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimates his Department has made of the stocks of pesticides, prohibited under European Community and United Kingdom legislation, currently being held in Britain.
§ Mr. MacleanIn 1990 the British Agrochemicals Association—BAA—and the United Kingdom Agricultural Supply Trade Association—UKASTA—carried out a survey which suggested that there might be 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes of non-approved pesticides on farms in Great Britain. The BAA and UKASTA are developing,
Stocking levels and grazing area in Great Britain by region Pigs '000 head Cattle '000 head Sheep '000 head Grazing area '000 hectares1 North 176.1 902.3 5,054.2 838.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,692.2 672.1 2,664.6 529.1 East Midlands 607.6 658.3 1,763.7 432.0 East Anglia 1,296.8 220.1 310.7 182.7 South-East 860.2 827.6 2,304.3 674.0 South-West 883.1 2,195.8 4,365.7 1,301.3 West Midlands 432.9 970.0 3,026.8 576.4 North-West 342.7 601.3 1,096.4 358.4 England 6291.7 7,047.4 20,586.4 4,892.3 Wales 998.3 1,354.8 10,866.6 1,377.1 Scotland 449.0 2,086.1 9,400.9 5,090.7 GREAT BRITAIN 7,738.9 10,488.3 40,853.9 11,360.1 1 Temporary grass, permanent pasture, sole rights rough grazing and crops for stockfeeding for all grazing animals.