Corporate report: Defra’s performance against greening government commitments
How Defra is performing against its commitments to reduce its impacts on the environment. read more
Energy & Environment
Decision: Neonicotinoid product as seed treatment for sugar beet: emergency authorisation application 2025
The Minister for Water and Flooding denies application for emergency authorisation to use a product containing a neonicotinoid to treat seeds for the 2025 sugar beet crop in England. read more
Press release: Pesticide emergency authorisation denied for 2025 to protect bees
An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted read more
Press release: Pesticide emergency authorisation denied for 2025 to protect bees
An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted read more
Impact assessment: Cruiser SB HSE emergency registration report 2025
This report contains the Health and Safety Executive’s advice on the use of Cruiser SB on the UK’s sugar beet crops. read more