Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15195

Fertilisers and Pesticides: Environment Protection

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impacts of (a) synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, (b) pesticides and (c) neonicotinoids; and what steps she is taking in respo

Answer

Emma Hardy
We know that the production of inorganic fertilisers is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and that the poor application of all fertilisers can have negative environmental impacts. We are supportive of all routes to more sustainable fertilis...

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