§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce a pesticide tax; and if he will make a statement. [5776]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Government have accepted industry proposals for a voluntary package of measures to minimise the environmental impact of pesticides. This will be kept under review in order to assess whether a voluntary approach is delivering significant environmental benefits, over and above those that would result from a pesticides tax.