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HL HL2481
Paraquat: Exports
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11 October 2022
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27 October 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the herbicide paraquat is still being made in Huddersfield, for export only, by the company Syngenta; and if so, what assessment they have made of the risks for (1) humans and (2) other life, in developing countries
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11 October 2022
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the herbicide paraquat is still being made in Huddersfield, for export only, by the company Syngenta; and if so, what assessment they have made of the risks for (1) humans and (2) other life, in developing countries
Source: Lords
27 October 2022
Answer
Defra is aware that Syngenta manufactures paraquat in Huddersfield, for export only.The export of paraquat from Great Britain (GB) is regulated under the GB Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of certain hazardous chem...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-11/HL2481
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1520878
- uk · wq-1520878 · source updated 27 October 2022