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Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids

Lords · Question HL2035 · Tabled 25 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether sugar beet growers are able to comply with the conditions of emergency use of neonicotinoids having regard to the limited acreage of individual farms, in particular, with reference to?the statement, that (1) "Only a

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 8 Nov 2024

Farmers are free to decide whether they wish to grow sugar beet in a given year. Those farmers who opted to grow sugar beet with Cruiser SB when emergency authorisations have been granted in the past will have considered how to accommodate the restriction...