Pesticides: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 116146 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make an assessment of the risks of the use of a) Benthiavalicarb, b) Clofentezine, c) Dimethomorph, d) Dimoxystrobin, e) Flufenacet, f) Ipconazole, g) Mepanipyrim, h) Metribuzin, i) S-me
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Mar 2026
Pesticides are subject to strict regulation in Great Britain (GB) and are only approved on the basis that they will not cause harm to human or animal health, and that there are no unacceptable effects to the GB environment.If new information comes to ligh...