A question on #Pesticides tabled by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 28-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Pesticides
Question ID: 1759561
UIN: HL4507
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-28
Asking Member ID: 4308
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Asking Member Twitter reference: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments; and what plans they have to restrict their use.
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Date answered: 2025-02-05
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Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: 1) Parasiticides play an important role in the protecting of animal health from fleas, ticks, and vector-borne diseases, and in protecting human health from zoonotic transfer of disease. Therefore, their regulation requires a careful balance between effec...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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