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Debate between Jo Churchill and Caroline Lucas
Thursday 27th January 2022
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jo Churchill)
Yes, I will. As my hon. Friend knows, I have been up to his part of the world and have looked at some of the challenges there. We need to do more, we will do more, and we will keep monitoring until we get it right.
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)
The Government’s recent decision to authorise a neonic, bee-destroying pesticide runs contrary to the advice of both the Health and Safety Executive and the Government’s expert committee on pesticides. How on earth is this decision compatible with the Government’s legal requirement to halt species loss by 2030, and will the Secretary of State look again at this particular decision?