United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 153919
Paraquat: Parkinson's Disease
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14 April 2022
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26 April 2022 · Answer
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26 April 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential link between developing Parkinson’s disease and the use of the paraquat pesticide; and if he will make a statement.
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14 April 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential link between developing Parkinson’s disease and the use of the paraquat pesticide; and if he will make a statement.
Source: Commons
26 April 2022
Answer
The Government’s first priority with regard to pesticides is to ensure that they will not harm people or pose unacceptable risks to the environment. A pesticide may only be placed on the market in Great Britain if the product has been authorised by our ex...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-04-14/153919
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1457477
- uk · wq-1457477 · source updated 26 April 2022