Neonicotinoids
Commons · Question 17976 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Yasmin Qureshi
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commit to ending the use of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Jul 2026
The 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. Acetamiprid does not pose the same ...