Question follow-through · 17694
Pets: Insecticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the current adequacy of (a) regulation of fipronil and imidacloprid products, (b) (i) methods and (ii) scale of publication and promotion
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the current adequacy of (a) regulation of fipronil and imidacloprid products, (b) (i) methods and (ii) scale of publication and promotion
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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10 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) authorises veterinary medicinal products under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) to protect public health, animal health, the environment, and promote animal welfare. This involves ensuring m...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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