Question follow-through · 115898
Water: Insecticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of the development of an environmental quality standard for water for either Fipronil or Imidacloprid.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of the development of an environmental quality standard for water for either Fipronil or Imidacloprid.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
Environmental quality standards (EQS) are fundamental to the effective assessment and regulation of chemical impacts. This commitment has already been made in the roadmap produced by the Cross Governmental Pharmaceuticals in the Environment group. The Gov...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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