Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90234

Pesticides: Pedestrian Areas

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has her Department been to local highways authorities on the use of pesticides to ensure that pavements are safe and accessible for pedestrians.

Answer

Emma Hardy

There is a legal requirement to minimise the use of pesticides along roads and in areas used by the public. It is for each Local Authority to decide the best way of delivering cost-effective weed control in its operations while protecting people and the e...

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