Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 1630

Neonicotinoids: Bees

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the continued use of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee populations.

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.