Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023
Inquiry: Insect decline and UK food securityFound: INS0048 - Insect decline and UK food security Sustain Written Evidence
Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023
Inquiry: Insect decline and UK food securityFound: INS0046 - Insect decline and UK food security Buglife Written Evidence
Report Nov. 06 2023
Committee: Horticultural Sector CommitteeFound: nectar to pollinators and a range of habitats to wildlife. • Including native species of plants and
Oct. 31 2023
Source Page: Spooky species lurking on Salisbury Plain Training AreaFound: Crown copyright DIO’s ecology and environmental engagement teams work tirelessly to ensure habitats and
Oct. 26 2023
Source Page: Defra's annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023Found: Defra's annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account her Department took when authorising the use of the neonicotinoid Cruiser SB in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 of research on the effects of neonicotinoids on (i) bees and (ii) other pollinators.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The EU withdrew approval for the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) on any crops, including crops such as sugar beet which are harvested prior to flowering, due to the risk of harmful effects on pollinators, in December 2018.
The UK supported this move, and this has not changed. The restrictions on neonicotinoids were justified by the growing weight of scientific evidence that they are harmful to bees and other pollinators. This restriction remains in place.
In considering the applications for use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet in 2021 and 2022, a range of evidence was considered on the impacts of the proposed use of the product on people, pollinators, and the environment. Information on these decisions can be found here.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) environmental and (b) ecological effects of the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The EU withdrew approval for the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) on any crops, including crops such as sugar beet which are harvested prior to flowering, due to the risk of harmful effects on pollinators, in December 2018.
The UK supported this move, and this has not changed. The restrictions on neonicotinoids were justified by the growing weight of scientific evidence that they are harmful to bees and other pollinators. This restriction remains in place.
In considering the applications for use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet in 2021 and 2022, a range of evidence was considered on the impacts of the proposed use of the product on people, pollinators, and the environment. Information on these decisions can be found here.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the implications for her policies of the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on pollinators.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The EU withdrew approval for the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) on any crops, including crops such as sugar beet which are harvested prior to flowering, due to the risk of harmful effects on pollinators, in December 2018.
The UK supported this move, and this has not changed. The restrictions on neonicotinoids were justified by the growing weight of scientific evidence that they are harmful to bees and other pollinators. This restriction remains in place.
In considering the applications for use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet in 2021 and 2022, a range of evidence was considered on the impacts of the proposed use of the product on people, pollinators, and the environment. Information on these decisions can be found here.
Oral Evidence Oct. 18 2023
Inquiry: Insect decline and UK food securityFound: Rothamsted Research, and Keele University Oral Evidence
Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: TFA0016 - UK trade policy: food and agriculture PAN UK Written Evidence