Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115898

Water: Insecticides

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of the development of an environmental quality standard for water for either Fipronil or Imidacloprid.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Environmental quality standards (EQS) are fundamental to the effective assessment and regulation of chemical impacts. This commitment has already been made in the roadmap produced by the Cross Governmental Pharmaceuticals in the Environment group. The Gov...

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