BBKA Pesticde Decision

[Eric McArthur]

Hi Jon/Gavin

Sorry to bring bad tidings. The motion is back ON! Se under!

ERic

MPACT OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES ON BEES AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES 13.01.2011

SPONSORED BY Martin Caton MP
9 signatures

Bottomley, Peter
Corbyn, Jeremy
Durkan, Mark

Hancock, Mike
Jackson, Glenda
McDonnell, John

Meale, Alan
Williams, Stephen

That this House is gravely concerned by the contents of a recently leaked memo from the the US EnvironmentProtection Agency, whose scientists warn that bees and other non-target invertebrates are at risk from a new neonicotinoid pesticide, and that tests in the US approval process are insufficient to detect the environmental damage caused; [ That this House] acknowledges that these findings reflect the conclusions of a 2009 `Buglife' report that identified similar inadequacies in the European approval regime with regard to neonicotinoids; notes reports that bee populations have soared in four European countries that have banned these chemicals; and [ That this House] therefore calls on the Government to act urgently to suspend all existing approvals for products containing neonicotinoids and fipronil pending more exhaustive tests and the development of international methodologies for properly assessing the long-term effects of systemic pesticides on invertebrate populations.