To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to improve publicly available data on pesticide use, in order to reverse global wildlife diversity decline.
Answered on
8 June 2021
The Government is developing a Pesticide Load Indicator which takes account of both the chemical properties of pesticides used and the weight applied. Additionally, further research is being conducted to improve the long-term monitoring of the environmental effects of pesticides, including work on honey and soil monitoring. Much of this research will be published later this year.
We are also working with the Health and Safety Executive to make improvements to the availability of data from the Pesticide Usage Survey.