Continue the ban on non-bee-friendly pesticides (neonicotinoid and thiamethoxam)

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU had a ban on two forms of pesticide due to their lethal effects on bees: neonicotinoid and thiamethoxam. This ban should be continued, as bees pollinate 3/4 of Britain's crops, and their population is quickly decreasing. This trend cannot continue, if not for the bees, for British farming.

As we leave the European Union, the ban on these two pesticides will be ceased. It is important that, as a government so committed to 'one-nation conservatism', that said one nation includes our wildlife and our farmers, and this ban remains in force. It is likely that 30% of the bumblebee population has been lost in a single generation (The Guardian), and the government has a moral responsibility to keep the ban.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

10 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jan 2021

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