Pesticides: Exports

(asked on 16th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department collects on the export of pesticides banned for domestic use in the UK; and in what form that data is held.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 21st March 2022

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) administers the Great Britain (GB) Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regime, which regulates the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals from or to GB.

Businesses exporting or importing from or to GB are required to provide HSE with data on the export of banned or severely restricted substances on the GB Prior Informed Consent (PIC) list. This can include substances used as Plant Protection Products (pesticides), Biocidal Products (biocides) or industrial chemicals.

A report containing information on the PIC substances exported in 2020 (including pesticides on the PIC list), the destination countries and quantities will be published by HSE shortly. However, it should be noted that many substances have multiple uses and that some substances banned for use as pesticides and/or biocides in GB have legitimate other industrial uses both domestically and in destination countries. HSE will publish a report containing information on the PIC substances exported in 2021 later this year.

Guidance for businesses wishing to comply with their legal requirements under GB PIC is available on HSE’s website at https://www.hse.gov.uk/pic/.

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