Written questions

Neonicotinoids

2026-06-23 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 12964 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to set out a timetable to ban the emergency use of neonicotinoids.

Answer

This Government remains committed to ending the use in England of the three neonicotinoid pesticides (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations. The Health and Safety Executive (H...