Question follow-through · 5438

Paraquat: Exports

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.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We take our trade and international obligations for human health and the environment seriously. Export of paraquat is tightly regulated through the GB Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals....

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