Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15221

Neonicotinoids

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to publish a timetable for ending emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides; and what discussions she has had with the Scottish Governmen

Answer

Emma Hardy

This Government has already taken decisive action on neonicotinoids: it set out plans to change existing policies to prevent the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations, in our poli...

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