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Bees

Commons · Question 26816 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle bee harm.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Feb 2025

Bee health is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Harm to honeybees can be caused by several different means including pests and diseases, invasive non-native species and poor husbandry practices by beekeeper...