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Parliamentary Research
Plant biosecurity in Great Britain - POST-PB-0051
Jul. 04 2023

Found: cultivars, use of pesticides , biocides and biocontrol agents, integrated pest management (IPM, PN

Select Committee
Letter from the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries relating to e-petition 631948

Correspondence Jun. 02 2023

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: Letter from the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries relating to e-petition 631948 Correspondence

Select Committee
Letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to e-petition 631948

Correspondence May. 18 2023

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: Letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to e-petition 631948

Westminster Hall
Bee-killing Pesticides - Wed 01 Feb 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None , Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides; e-petition 590309, Ban urban and - Speech Link
2: Daniel Zeichner (LAB - Cambridge) As many here have pointed out, the Government’s decision to issue an emergency authorisation to allow - Speech Link
3: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) UK.As I have outlined, the decision to allow the limited and controlled use of neonicotinoids on a single - Speech Link

Closed Petition closed 27th July 2023

Overturn the decision to allow use of neonicotinoid pesticides on sugar crops - Final Signatures: 22,340

The decision needs to be reversed. The health of our environment must be put first.

The Government responsed to this petition on 24th May 2023 (View Full Response)
The Government is committed to implementing policies to encourage sustainable farming and minimise the use of chemical pesticides, while monitoring the development of alternative solutions.
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Found: Defra has re-authorised the emergency use of thiamethoxam to protect sugar beet crops from the Yellow

Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2021-22: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Sep. 02 2022

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: Formal Minutes 2021-22: List of closed petitions Formal Minutes

Westminster Hall
Bees: Neonicotinoids - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None 569214, Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.] - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LDEM - Bath) were completely committed to reducing the use of pesticides. - Speech Link
3: Lilian Greenwood (LAB - Nottingham South) the use of these pesticides. - Speech Link
4: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) the use of these pesticides. - Speech Link
5: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) should be very grateful for.A consensus is emerging on the need to restrict the use of NNIs—neonicotinoid - Speech Link

Closed Petition closed 25th July 2022

Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides - Final Signatures: 11,074

Defra has granted farmers in England the temporary right to use the insecticide thiamethoxam for a 120-day period. This pesticide is proven to be harmful to bees, which are vital pollinators and already suffering population decline. The decision needs to be reversed.

The Government responsed to this petition on 8th August 2022 (View Full Response)
The use of neonicotinoids is prohibited other than via an emergency authorisation, in emergency circumstances, with strict conditions to mitigate risks to bees and other pollinators.
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Found: No one crop is important enough to jeopardise bees, without which our entire food system would be at

Commons Chamber
Environment Bill
Report stage - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None by neonicotinoid pesticides. - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Long Bailey (LAB - Salford and Eccles) There is huge concern about the decision to allow a derogation regarding the use of certain neonicotinoids - Speech Link
3: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) For example, amendment 39, which would allow parliamentary scrutiny of the use of harmful pesticides - Speech Link
4: Rachel Hopkins (LAB - Luton South) allowances for crop loss in next year’s sugar contracts.The Government’s decision to allow the use of - Speech Link
5: None to allow plant protection products banned under retained EU law (such as neonicotinoid pesticides), - Speech Link
6: Margaret Greenwood (LAB - Wirral West) to allow plant protection products banned under retained EU law (such as neonicotinoid pesticides), - Speech Link
7: Nigel Evans (CON - Ribble Valley) to allow plant protection products banned under retained EU law (such as neonicotinoid pesticides), - Speech Link

Closed Petition closed 11th July 2021

Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides - Final Signatures: 51,645

Defra has granted farmers in England the temporary right to use the insecticide thiamethoxam for a 120-day period to combat a virus in sugar beet. This pesticide is proven to be harmful to bees which are vital pollinators and already suffering population decline. The decision needs to be reversed.

The Government responsed to this petition on 23rd February 2021 (View Full Response)
The Government will maintain the restrictions on neonicotinoids. This emergency authorisation, similar to other European countries, is for a limited period, for a specific crop with tight controls.
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Found: No one crop is important enough to jeopardise bees, without which our entire food system would be at