Neonicotinoids: Regulation
Commons · Question 76872 · 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 he is considering legislative options to permanently ban all uses of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 18 Sep 2025
As set out in December’s neonicotinoid policy statement, Defra will identify and assess legislative options to prevent future use of three neonicotinoid pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) that are not authorised due to the threat the...