§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the joint industry submission, Minimising the Environmental Impacts of Crop Protection Chemicals, Revised proposals February 2001. [148864]
§ Ms QuinThe November 2000 pre-Budget report announced that, in the run-up to Budget 2001, the Government wished to see the Crop Protection Association (CPA) make further improvements to the package of voluntary measures that the industry has been developing over the past year. This latest submission from the CPA and from a number of other stakeholders involved in the supply and use of crop protection products, was received by the Government on 29 January. It is currently being evaluated.