Petition · past parliament
Keep the ban on neonics to protect the bees!
Closed
282 signatures
What the petition asks
Despite the fact that bee-endangering pesticides are banned in the EU, the UK government just gave the go-ahead to farmers to sow these toxic-coated seeds anyway. Any day now, Bayer and Syngenta's toxic bee-harming seeds could be sown.
Instead of listening to us, the Government listened to the intensive farming industry - ignoring the growing evidence of how dangerous these chemicals are to bees and other pollinators.
Hundreds of thousands of people have already signed other petitions to the UK Government to stop harming our bees, and they're feeling the sting. A massive public outcry could force the government to back down and protect bees.
Hundreds of thousands of people have already signed other petitions to the UK Government to stop harming our bees, and they're feeling the sting. A massive public outcry could force the government to back down and protect bees.
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
282
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Apr 2016
Closed
26 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.