Submitted on Saturday 9th January 2021
Rejected on Monday 11th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the use of bee killing pesticides
The government are considering allowing the use of a pesticide that causes significant harm to bees. The use of neonicotinoid thiamethoxam should be banned in the UK, as it is in the EU.
The government are allowing the use of a pesticide that causes significant harm to bees.
Reportedly neonicotinoid thiamethoxam harms bee brain development, weakens the immune system and leaves the bee unable to fly.
The use of neonicotinoid thiamethoxam was banned in the EU in 2018, our gov backed the ban at that point as they were fully aware of it's harm. It is imperative we stop the use of this pesticide in order to protect bees (and other pollinators) whose numbers have halved since 1970.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You might like to sign the following petitions:
Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569214
Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563943
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