Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48175

Pesticides: Public Places

Tabled: 25 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) banning and (b) reducing the use of pesticides in public spaces on (i) the natural environment and (ii) wildlife.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government recognises the importance of managing public spaces sustainably and its first priority is to ensure that pesticides do not harm human or animal health or pose unacceptable risks to the environment. A pesticide may only be placed on the mark...

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