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Written Question
Agriculture: Glyphosate
Thursday 27th April 2017

Asked by: Steve Baker (Conservative - Wycombe)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that glyphosate continues to be available for use by farmers after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by George Eustice

Glyphosate is important to British farming and there would be real difficulties if it were no longer available. UK and EU experts have identified no safety concerns which would preclude the continuing use of glyphosate.

Defra considers that decisions on the use of pesticides should be based on a careful scientific assessment of the risks, with the aim of achieving a high level of protection for people and the environment.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"As a software engineer, I very much welcome my hon. Friend’s response. Does he agree that the implementation burden of vast changes, such as this year’s common agricultural policy, make it difficult to realise all these benefits? Does he agree that there is a simple solution, which is to vote …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 23 Feb 2015
Animal Welfare (Non-stun Slaughter)

"Muslim constituents in Wycombe will want to buy halal meat and they should be able to do that. One of my Muslim constituents wants to buy halal meat because of not only the religious justification, but welfare. For him, halal slaughter is a method with a higher standard of welfare …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2013
Water Industry

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning the tideway tunnel, because my constituents in Wycombe want to avoid having to pay for it, particularly given that Wycombe faces its own problems with its sewerage systems. I hope my hon. Friend will explain how he sees choice and competition …..."
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