Fertilisers and Pesticides
Commons · Question 13167 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
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...