Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15099

Neonicotinoids

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement a ban on the emergency use of neonicotinoids as a matter of urgency.

Answer

Emma Hardy

This Government remains committed to ending the use in England of the three neonicotinoid pesticides (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations. The Health and Safety Executive (H...

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