Common Agricultural Policy (Hansard, 4 March 1996)

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans his Department has to implement the MacSharry proposals to modulate the common agricultural policy, with specific regard to(a) a taper on milk support and (b) restructuring of the hill livestock compensation allowance; and if he will make a statement. [18604]

§ Mr. Baldry
The Commission's proposals to modulate CAP payments were rejected by the Agriculture Council when it agreed to reform the CAP in May 1992.

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the active ingredients used in the dispersant used on the oil spill at Milford Haven in February. [17979]

§ Mr. Baldry
The dispersants used on oil spilt from the Sea Empress at Milford Haven contained the following ingredients:

Butyl glycol

Dioctyl sodium sulphosucinate

Ethoxylated fish

Ethoxylated sorbitan tri-tallate

Ethoxylated tall oil

Iso octanol

Odourless kerosene

Paraffin solvent

Polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester
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Propylene glycol

Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate propylene glycol

Sorbitan monooleate

Sorbitan monooleate ethoxylate

Tall oil

Water.