HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 cc190-1W
Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the plant protection products containing organophosphate pesticides which have had approval revoked since September 1998, giving the reason for revocation in each case. [154252]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 19 March 2001]85 plant protection products containing organophosphate pesticides have had their approvals revoked by Ministers since September 1998. A further 61 products are in the process of being revoked. A list of all the products is available in the Libraries of the House, with the reasons for revocation for each product.

Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the plant protection products containing organophosphate pesticides which have been granted approval under Regulation 5 of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 since September 1998. [154251]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 19 March 2001]41 plant protection products containing organophosphate pesticides have been granted approval by Ministers since September 1998. A list of all the 41 products which have gained approval is provided in the table.

Plant protection products containing organophosphate pesticides which have been granted approval since September 1998
Registration number Product name Marketing company
M09989 EXP03149D Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
M09571 Greencrop Tycoon Greencrop Technology Ltd.
M10394 Ice BASF plc
M09979 Marnoch Phonet Marnoch Ventures Ltd.
M10004 Nomad Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
M10395 Satellite BASF plc
M09373 Standon Mepiquat Plus Standon Chemicals Ltd.
M10020 Strate Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
M09634 Terpitz Me2 Crop Protection
M10029 Upgrade Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
Products containing azamethiphos
M09439 Alfacron Plus Novartis Animal Health (UK) Ltd.
M09314 Farm Fly Spray 10 WP Rentokil Initial (UK) Ltd.
Products containing chlorpyrifos
M09775 Ballad Headland Amenity Ltd.
M09778 Choir Nufarm Whyte Agriculture Ltd.
M09929 Crossfire 480 Aventis Environmental Science
M09153 Dursban WG Dow AgroSciences Ltd.
M09667 Greencrop Pontoon Greencrop Technology Ltd.
M10139 Lorsban WG Dow AgroSciences Ltd.
M09274 Maraud The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd.
M09226 Suscon Green Scotts Europe BV
M09902 Suscon Indigo Soil Insecticide Fargro Ltd.
Products containing dimethoate
M09583 Danadim Cheminova Agro (UK) Ltd.
M09477 Greencrop Pelethon Greencrop Technology Ltd.
M10492 Sector Cheminova Agro (UK) Ltd.
Products containing ethoprophos
M09973 Aventis Mocap 10G Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
M09750 Aventis Mocap 10G Rhöne-Poulenc Agriculture
M10003 Mocap 10G Aventis CropScience (UK) Ltd.
Products containing fenitrothion
M09598 Dicofen pbi Agrochemicals Ltd.
Products containing pirimiphos-methyl
M10508 Actellic 2% Dust Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd.
M 10509 Actellic D Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd.
M10448 Actellic Smoke Generator No 10 Sorex Ltd.
M10540 Actellic Smoke Generator No 20 Syngenta Crop Protection UK Ltd.
M09501 Fumite General Purpose Insecticide Smoke Cone The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd.
Products containing tolclofos-methyl
M09673 Rizolex Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe SA
M09358 Rizolex Flowable Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe SA

Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the plant protection products containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos which have been granted approval under Regulation 5 of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 in the last 12 months. [154250]

Ms Quin [holding answer 19 March 2001]

Two plant protection products containing chlorpyrifos have been granted approval by Ministers in the last 12 months to 13 March 2001. These are:

Reg. Number Product name Marketing company
M09153 Dursban WG Dow AgroSciences Ltd.
M10139 Lorsban WG Dow AgroSciences Ltd.