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Reserpine

Resmethrin

Rotenone

Simazine

Sodium carbonate

Sodium chlorate

Sodium cyanide

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium metabisulphite

Sodium monochloroacetate

Sodium propionate

Sodium silver thiosulphate

Sodium tetraborate

Sulphur

T (2, 4, 5 )

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TBA (2, 3, 6 )

TCA

Tar acids

Tar oils

Tebuthiuron

Tecnazene

Terbacil

Terbuthylazine

Terbutryn

Tetrachlorvinphos

Tetradifon

Tetramethrin

Thiabendazole

Thiofanox

Thiometon

Thionazin

Thiophanate-methyl

Thiourea

Tri-allate

Triadimefon

Triadimenol

Triazophos

Trichlorfon

Trichoderma viride

Tricosene ((z) 9 )

Tridemorph

Trietazine

Trifluralin

Trioforine

Vamidothion

Verticillium lecanii

Vinclozolin

Warfarin

Wax

Zinc

Zinc oxide

Zinc phosphide

Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pesticides and active ingredients are currently approved for use in the United Kingdom ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean : There are currently 3,373 pesticide products approved by my Department representing 409 active ingredients.

Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for new pesticides he has (a) received and (b) approved, for each year since 1985 ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean : Applications for pesticide registration (including renewals) received and approved by my Department were as follows :

Year                         |Received|Approved         

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1985                         |n/a     |n/a              

1986                         |n/a     |n/a              

1987                         |1,102   |544              

1988 (including off-labels)  |1,363   |1,068            

1989 (as at 1 December 1989)                            

   (including off-labels)    |1,718   |906              

n/a=not available.                                      

Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which pesticides currently approved were approved (a) before 1961, (b) between 1961 and 1970, (c) between 1971 and 1980 and (d) between 1981 and the present day ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean : Approved pesticides are listed in "Pesticides 1989" a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Those active ingredients approved prior to 31 December 1980 are listed as follows and those

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approved prior to 31 December 1965 are marked with an asterisk. A further breakdown of this information cannot be provided without disproportionate cost.

Aldicarb

Alkylaryl trimethyl ammonium chloride

Allethrin

Alphachloralose*

Aluminium ammonium sulphate

Aluminium phosphide*

Aluminium silicate*

Aluminium sulphate*

Aminobutane (2 )

Amitraz

Amitrole

Ammonium carbonate

Ammonium hydroxide

Ammonium sulphamate*

Ammonium sulphate

Anthraquinone*

Asulam

Atrazine

Azinphos-methyl*

Aziprotryne

Bacillus thuringiensis

Barbon*

Benazolin*

Bendiocarb

Benodanil

Benomyl

Bentazone

Benzalkonium chloride

Benzethonium chloride

Benzoylprop-ethyl

Bifenox

Bioallethrin

Bioresmethrin

Bitumen*

Bone oil*

Boric acid

Brodifacoum

Bromacil*

Bromadiolone

Bromophos

Bupirimate

Butoxycarboxim

Calciferol

Captan

Carbaryl*

Carbendazim

Carbetamide

Carbofuran

Carbophenothion

Carboxin

Cetrimide

Chloramben

Chlorbufam*

Chlordane

Drazoxolon

EPTC

Endosulfan*

Ethiofencarb

Ethirimol

Ethofumesate

Ethylmercury phosphate

Etridiazole

Etrimfos

Fatty acids*

Fenbutatin oxide

Fenchlorphos*

Fenitrothion

Fenoprop*

Fentin acetate*

Fentin hydroxide*

Fenuron

Ferric sulphate*

Ferrous sulphate*

Flamprop-F-isopropyl

Flamprop-methyl

Flouroacetamide*

Fonofos

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