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MP Financial Interest
Douglas Ross (Conservative - Moray)
Original Source (13th May 2024)
1. Employment and earnings
Payment expected: £108 for Stirling Albion v Queen of the South.
Completed or provided on: 20 April 2024. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 10 May 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Douglas Ross (Conservative - Moray)
Original Source (13th May 2024)
1. Employment and earnings
Payment expected: £108 for Stirling Albion v Annan Athletic.
Completed or provided on: 4 May 2024. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 10 May 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Douglas Ross (Conservative - Moray)
Original Source (13th May 2024)
1. Employment and earnings
Payment expected: £450 for Livingston v Ross County.
Completed or provided on: 27 April 2024. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 30 April 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Douglas Ross (Conservative - Moray)
Original Source (13th May 2024)
1. Employment and earnings
Payment expected: £108 for Peterhead v Spartans.
Completed or provided on: 11 May 2024. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 13 May 2024)
Written Question
Fungicides
Thursday 9th May 2024

Asked by: Douglas Ross (Conservative - Moray)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Health and Safety Executive’s proposal to withdraw approval for (a) Mancozeb and (b) other multi-site fungicides.

Answered by Mark Spencer

Defra is aware of the concerns of GB potato growers about the Health and Safety Executives’ (HSE) proposed decision to withdraw approval of mancozeb. GB pesticides legislation requires that decisions on active substances are solely based on careful scientific assessment of risks, to provide a high level of protection for people and the environment.

HSE has reviewed the approval of mancozeb. In light of new scientific and technical information received, HSE has concluded that the active substance no longer satisfies the approval criteria. The review concluded that mancozeb has endocrine disrupting properties for humans and non-target organisms. In addition, non-dietary exposure exceeded the reference levels. HSE has therefore proposed to withdraw approval of mancozeb in GB. The withdrawal of products containing mancozeb will not be immediate; we expect HSE to set an 18-month grace period (six months for sale and supply, and 12 months after that for storage, disposal and use) to allow existing stocks in the supply chain to be used up.

Under certain circumstances, set out in Article 53 of Assimilated Regulation 1107/2009, it is possible to grant emergency authorisation for the placing on the market of a pesticide containing an active substance that is not approved. There must be special circumstances where limited and controlled use is necessary because of a danger to crops, other plants or the environment, including human or animal health, that cannot be contained by any other reasonable means.

We are not aware of any HSE proposal to withdraw any other multi-site fungicide.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2024
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions)

Speech Link

View all Douglas Ross (Con - Moray) contributions to the debate on: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions)
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2024 - Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (Instructions) - View Vote Context
Douglas Ross (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 262 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 42 Noes - 265
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Douglas Ross (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 303 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Douglas Ross (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 299 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 41
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Douglas Ross (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222