Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25802

Pesticides: Taxation

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a levy on pesticides.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government is not currently considering a levy on pesticides products.