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Thursday 13th February 2014

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dan Rogerson Portrait Dan Rogerson
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My hon. Friend has already invited me to visit Bradford on Avon. I am happy to do that and to discuss with the local authority any concerns it has about the current situation.

Alan Whitehead Portrait Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)
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In the light of the Department’s withdrawal of the funding for the EU programme on bee decline, how will the Department provide an evidenced response at the end of the two-year ban on neonicotinoids as pesticides?

George Eustice Portrait George Eustice
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We have a number of work streams looking at this issue, including one by the Food and Environment Research Agency, but I repeat that this Government take very seriously protecting habitats for bees and promoting pollinators. That is why it is a key part of our common agricultural policy aims.