Pesticides
Commons · Question 76870 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the updated guidance for emergency authorisations of pesticides will apply retrospectively to applications submitted in 2024.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 18 Sep 2025
The updated guidance for emergency authorisations of pesticides was published on 11 September 2025. It does not apply retrospectively to applications submitted prior to that date, including any submitted in 2024.