United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL11850
Pesticides: Research
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12 November 2025
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25 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to increase ring-fenced funding for translational research on biologicals and biopesticides to generate robust evidence on their efficacy.
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12 November 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to increase ring-fenced funding for translational research on biologicals and biopesticides to generate robust evidence on their efficacy.
Source: Lords
25 November 2025
Answer
Defra is funding the Biopesticides Innovation Research Network (BIRCH) led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). This network will act as a focal point between researchers, industry, regulators and policy and will work to develop advice to s...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-12/HL11850
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1852056
- uk · wq-1852056 · source updated 25 November 2025