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Pesticides

Volume 73: debated on Thursday 21 February 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the tonnages of pesticide active ingredients used in (a) timber treatment, and (b) other non—agricultural uses, made up by (i) pentachlorophenol, (ii) dieldrin, (iii) lindane and (iv) TBTO in the last 10 years for which figures are available.

This information is not available.

Number of amenity bedsDischarges and deathsAverage daily occupied bedsPercentage occupancy
1979*
Clwyd2610410·7241·2
Dyfed19455·2527·6
Gwent1
Gwynedd17163·8122·4
Mid Glamorgan3362·5986·3

(i) List of services for which no fees are charged or for which fees are charged which do not cover the cost.

1983–84

£ million

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service12·8
Health & Safety Executive: Advice and information provided on health and safety matters

*85·9

Race Relations Employment Advisory Service1·0
Jobcentre service147·7
Employment Rehabilitation19·8
Services to Disabled People2·9
Sheltered Employment Procurement and Consultancy Service72·7
Industrial Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal9·6
Sponsored training1·5
Mobile Instructor Service0·5
Industrial Language Training2·4

* Total net HSE expenditure, as all work, including any enforcement action is a service either to the general public or to organisations.