Question follow-through · 484
Paraquat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the risks associated with the use of paraquat.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Foie Gras and Furs: Imports · 19 May 2026
- Noise: Greater Manchester · 19 May 2026
- Flood Control: Stockport · 19 May 2026
- Paraquat: Exports · 1 Jun 2026
- Recycling · 6 Jul 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the risks associated with the use of paraquat.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 May 2026
Answer published
It has been illegal to sell or use paraquat since 2007. As paraquat has been off the UK market for a number of years, HSE has not carried out a recent risk assessment.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Foie Gras and Furs: Imports
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timeline is for banning the import of foie gras and fur into the UK.
Noise: Greater Manchester
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce noise pollution in a) Stockport and b) Greater Manchester.
Flood Control: Stockport
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect people in Stockport from regular flooding.
Paraquat: Exports
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 484 titled Paraquat, if she will make it her policy to ban the export of paraquat.
Recycling
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage the uptake of reuse and repair as drivers of a more circular economy.
Recycling
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026 to Question 16084 on Recycling, when she expects to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.