Organophosphorus Compounds: Use in Guernsey

HL Deb 01 July 1996 vol 573 c84WA

The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in the last 15 years any organophosphorus compounds have been sold for use in the Island of Guernsey, and for what purposes they were used.

Lord Lucas

The Government do not routinely hold information on quantities of veterinary medicines sold. Information on the use of organophosphorus compounds in Guernsey is a matter for the authorities on the island. However, in its report,Transtnissable Spongiform Encephalopathies, A Summary of Present Knowledge and Research, published in September 1994 (ISBN 0-11-242-9874), the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee has commented that organophosphorus compounds are not significantly used on Guernsey.