Oilseed Rape: Pollinators

(asked on 13th October 2026) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the reduction in the area of oilseed rape cultivated in England since 2013 on the availability of nectar and pollen resources for pollinators.


Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Portrait
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 22nd October 2026

As part of our Environmental Improvement Plan, we will publish a new Pollinator Action Plan, which will set out key actions to support pollinators in England.

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