Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63534
Bananas: Pesticides
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support banana-producing countries affected by the UK’s pesticide regulations; and whether his Department will help such countries identify susta
Answer
Emma HardyThe decision to withdraw the use of the fungicide mancozeb in Great Britain does not immediately affect banana-producing countries. The UK Government recognises the importance that bilateral trade between the UK and banana-producing countries plays, in bo...
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