asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest available estimates of the scale of use of tributyl tin compounds in agriculture.

[pursuant to his reply,16 March 1987]: I am advised that tributyl tin compounds are not used in agriculture.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects his Department's Advisory Committee on Pesticides to report on the problem of tributyl tin compounds; and if he will make a statement.

[pursuant to his reply,16 March 1987]: The Advisory Committee on Pesticides is an independent committee which advises on the safe use of pesticides in agriculture, public health and industry. It will examine the use of tributyl tin compounds in anti-fouling paints in April with particular emphasis on their effects on the marine environment and will go on to look at their other industrial uses at the earliest opportunity as relevant studies are completed.