Pesticides
2026-06-15 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · HL1022 · Official question
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on pesticides on (1) agriculture, and (2) insect life; and whether they plan to review the use of pesticides in pet parasite medications.
Answer
Pesticides are strictly controlled in the UK. A pesticide may only be placed on the market in Great Britain if the active substance is approved, and the product has been authorised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which regulates pesticides in th...