Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Caton (Labour), on Thursday, 31 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

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NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES AND POLLINATING INSECTS

That this House welcomes the decision of Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to initiatea review of all the scientific research relating to bee and other pollinator decline and the use of neonicotinoidpesticides; believes the evidence that this group of insecticides debilitates a range of invertebrates to the extent that they are susceptible to lethal infections is convincing; recognises that, as neonicotinoids are systemic pesticides that are carried throughout plants to which they are applied, including pollen and nectar, they pose a particular threat to pollinating insects; urges the Governments therefore, to withdraw all licences for neonicotinoid pesticide use on plants producing nectar and pollen pending the conclusion of Professor Watson's review.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1684 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeremy Corbyn

Mike Hancock

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Neonicotinoids Pollinators

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk