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 Democrat — Twickenham
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 HardyThe 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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