Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116146

Pesticides: Health Hazards

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make an assessment of the risks of the use of a) Benthiavalicarb, b) Clofentezine, c) Dimethomorph, d) Dimoxystrobin, e) Flufenacet, f) Ipconazole, g) Mepanipyrim, h) Metribuzin, i) S-me

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Pesticides are subject to strict regulation in Great Britain (GB) and are only approved on the basis that they will not cause harm to human or animal health, and that there are no unacceptable effects to the GB environment.If new information comes to ligh...

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