Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120582

Herbicides: Exports

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Sadik Al-Hassan

LabourNorth Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of producing toxic herbicides that are banned for use in the UK on the export of such products.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The UK works internationally to manage the export and safe use of pesticides. The UK is party to the Rotterdam Convention, a multilateral treaty that promotes shared responsibilities and information sharing in relation to the international trade of hazard...

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