Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 1387

Neonicotinoids

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 31 July 2024

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of neonicotinoids.

Answer

Emma Hardy
This government recognises that nature is at a crisis point across Britain. We will therefore change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators. A Defra spokesperson said: “We are at a crisis...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 1387) →