Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine
Commons · Question 2575 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will ban the use in veterinary medicine of any active pesticide substance deemed too harmful for use on crops.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 27 May 2026
This Government does not currently plan to introduce a blanket ban on veterinary use of active substances restricted in crop protection. Veterinary medicines and pesticides are regulated under distinct frameworks, reflecting differences in use, exposure a...