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Fertilisers and Pesticides

Commons · Question 13167 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2026

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Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pesticides and synthetic fertiliser on the level of nature depletion.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 1 Jul 2026

In March 2025, Defra, alongside the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive, published the UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP). The NAP includes a UK domestic target to reduce the potential environmental harm fro...