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Written question asked by Roger Godsiff (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2016. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Oilseed Rape: Neonicotinoids

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will respond to the findings of the report entitled Oilseed rape and neonicotinoids, by 38 Degrees, published in September 2015.

Answer

The report by 38 Degrees questions the need for neonicotinoids to protect oilseed rape and argues that no emergency authorisation for this use of neonicotinoids should be granted in 2016.

Emergency authorisation is a procedure set out in law. All applications for emergency authorisation in the UK, including those for neonicotinoids, are decided according to the criteria in the legislation following an expert assessment of the scientific data. Two recent applications were assessed on that basis and were found not to meet the criteria for authorisation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
37494
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Oilseed rape Neonicotinoids
Link
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