Environment Bill — Report (3rd Day) — Amendment 53 — 13 Sep 2021 at 18:31
Moved by Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
53: After Clause 73, insert the following new Clause-“Protection of pollinators from pesticides(1) A competent authority must not authorise for use any pesticide product, active ingredient, safener or synergist unless it is satisfied that there will be no significant short-term negative effect, and no long-term negative effect, on the health of honeybees or wild pollinator populations.(2) A pollinator risk assessment report relating to the relevant substance must be published by an expert body.(3) The expert body must consist of individuals free from vested interests in pesticide use, who shall have been independently appointed.(4) The pollinator risk assessment report must include-(a) data examining acute and chronic effects of the relevant substance on honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies,(b) all relevant available scientific evidence relating to any pollinators,(c) conclusions relating to the likely acute and chronic effects of the relevant substance on honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other pollinators,(d) an assessment of the likelihood of synergistic effects, and(e) the identification of any risks to pollinators where the available evidence is insufficient to reach a conclusion.(5) The expert body must consult the public on the draft content of the pollinator risk assessment report.(6) When making any authorisation decision the competent authority must-(a) aim to achieve a high level of protection for pollinators,(b) be satisfied that the requirements of subsections (2) to (5) have been met,(c) consult all relevant authorities with environmental responsibilities, (d) consult such other persons as the competent authority considers appropriate,(e) lay before Parliament, and publish, a statement explaining why the competent authority is satisfied that the requirements of subsection (1) have been met,(f) ensure the public has been informed by public notice early in the decision-making procedure, and in an adequate, timely and effective manner, that a decision will be made, and(g) ensure the public has been consulted on the decision that the competent authority intends to make, including on any mitigation or restriction measures that are proposed.(7) The consultation period for the purposes of subsection (6)(g) must be of at least three months, except for emergency derogations where the period will be at least four weeks.(8) This section comes into force on 1 February 2023.(9) In this section-“authorisation of use” includes authorisation by derogation;“competent authority” means-(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;(d) the Secretary of State when acting with the consent of either or both the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales and the Scottish Ministers in relation to Scotland.”Member’s explanatory statementThe aim of this new Clause is to fix a gap in the pesticide authorisation process which currently omits any assessment on the long-term effects of pesticides on honey bees and omits any assessment of the effects on wild pollinators.
Ayes 189, Noes 177.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
Con | 0 | 160 | 59.3% |
Crossbench | 21 | 5 | 14.3% |
DUP | 1 | 4 | 100.0% |
Green | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Judge | 1 | 1 | 18.2% |
Lab | 92 | 0 | 51.1% |
LDem | 64 | 0 | 74.4% |
Non-affiliated | 5 | 6 | 19.3% |
PC | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
Total: | 189 | 177 | 44.5% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by vote
Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division
Name | Party | Vote |
Lord Desai | Non-affiliated | aye |
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | DUP (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley | Non-affiliated | aye |
Lord Patel of Bradford | Non-affiliated | aye |
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | Non-affiliated (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | Non-affiliated | aye |
Lord Carrington | Crossbench | no |
Viscount Craigavon | Crossbench | no |
Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
The Earl of Erroll | Crossbench | no |
Lord Pannick | Crossbench | no |