§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the recommendation of the EU to ban lindane; and if he will publish the scientific evidence which he has received on lindane. [101067]
§ Mr. MullinThe recommendation to suspend the use of lindane as an agricultural pesticide was contained in a report that the Austrian authorities, as rapporteur, submitted to the European Commission as part of the EU review of pesticides. The Commission has yet to reach a decision on the future European status of lindane.
A "review report", which includes the rapporteur's monograph, together with reports of the peer review meetings and a summary cover report, will be made available after a final decision has been taken.