All chemicals authorised for use as pest control products are regulated under specific EU and UK legislation which require an assessment of the potential risks from the use of the product, with the aim of ensuring that they can be used without causing harm to people, animals or the wider environment. Where the risks to human health or the environment are unacceptable, products are not allowed to be placed on the market or used. Where the assessment shows the product can be used safely, no ill-health effects are expected from the correct use of the product as prescribed in the instructions on the product label.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1520", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Mark Harper"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Forest of Dean"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Mark Harper"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-12T12:14:03.887Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pest Control"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chemicals authorised for use in pest control are detrimental to human health.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4212", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Debbie Abrahams"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oldham East and Saddleworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Debbie Abrahams"} ], "uin" : "223870"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/178607", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/178607/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The number of contracts awarded to private sector organisations by The Department for Work & Pensions in each of the last 5 years, by award value, is provided in the table below.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> No. of Contracts<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Award Value<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 366<\/p><\/td> £3,947,818,007<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> £972,973,727<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 153<\/p><\/td> £4,713,641,256<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 126<\/p><\/td> £1,152,741,666<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 151<\/p><\/td> £449,956,792<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> £1,253,064,873<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015 (01 Jan - 12 Feb)<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> £142,079,330<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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