Neonicotinoids
Commons · Question 15221 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to publish a timetable for ending emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides; and what discussions she has had with the Scottish Governmen
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Jul 2026
This Government has already taken decisive action on neonicotinoids: it set out plans to change existing policies to prevent the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations, in our poli...