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Written Question
Oilseed Rape: Pesticides
Thursday 21st January 2021

Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)

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

What steps his Department is taking to promote the development of environmentally friendly pesticides to help support the domestic farming of rapeseed.

Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury

The consultation on the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides outlines how the Government will support the development of nature-based solutions, low toxicity methods, and biopesticides, in line with the principles of Integrated Pest Management.

In partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Defra is funding field trials for Integrated Pest Management in oilseed rape.

Defra also supports research on the genetic improvement of rapeseed to increase resilience to pests.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [Lords]

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: Reopening

"I thank the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) for allowing me to speak in this debate. Like many of my colleagues across the House, this issue is particularly important to me, as the Yorkshire wildlife park is located in my constituency. Since March this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 May 2020
Agriculture Bill

"While my constituency is primarily known as a former mining area, agriculture has always played an essential role in the local economy of Don Valley and continues to do so. Consequently, as the Government have confirmed that there will be no extension to the transition period, this Bill is more …..."
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