Question follow-through · 13167

Fertilisers and Pesticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pesticides and synthetic fertiliser on the level of nature depletion.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pesticides and synthetic fertiliser on the level of nature depletion.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    In March 2025, Defra, alongside the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive, published the UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP). The NAP includes a UK domestic target to reduce the potential environmental harm fro...

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