§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when her Department plans to introduce crop spray buffer zones for land next to housing. [137567]
§ Alun MichaelNo decision has been taken to introduce crop spray buffer zones for land next to housing. A public consultation on the viability of no spray buffer zones closed on 31 October. A copy of the consultation paper will be placed in the House of Commons Library shortly.
§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect on farmers of the introduction of crop spray buffer zones for land next to housing. [137568]
§ Alun MichaelThe public consultation on the viability of the introduction of no spray buffer zones closed on 31 October. The responses will help to inform a full Regulatory Impact Assessment including a cost/benefit analysis of effects on farmers.