Written questions

Agriculture: Pollinators

Commons · Question 76873 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of pollinator decline on UK agriculture.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Sep 2025

There have been no recent assessments of the economic impact of pollinator decline on UK agriculture. Abundant pollinators are an essential part of maintaining sustainable food production and we will provide farmers and land managers with the support they...