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Written question asked by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It was answered by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Pesticides

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he plans to conduct a consultation on the list of ingredients of pesticides to be proscribed under section 43 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.
Answer

The Secretary of State may not make an order under section 43 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 unless he is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient to do so. We will be further assessing the need for such an order in the light of the findings of a pre-consultation exercise undertaken last year and will then determine what the next steps should be. A wider consultation may take place later this year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
489 c1016W;489 c1018W; 262902
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Pesticides
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk