Pesticides: Pollution
Commons · Question 32509 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of existing levels of pesticide pollution on (a) (i) terrestrial and (ii) aquatic ecosystems and (b) public health.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Feb 2025
A pesticide may only be sold in Great Britain if it has been authorised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following thorough scientific risk assessment. Pesticides that pose unacceptable risks to the environment or human health are not authorised. ...