Bees and Butterflies: Pesticides
Commons · Question 13033 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recent authorisation of acetamiprid, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of such pesticides on butterfly and bee populations.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jun 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as the regulator for pesticides in Great Britain, has granted an emergency authorisation for a product containing the active substance acetamiprid in line with the requirements set out in relevant legislation. The au...