Agriculture Bill: Import of agricultural goods after IP completion day (13 May 2020)

Caroline Lucas: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to my amendments this afternoon, and to support several others. My new clause 5 would help to rectify the absence of anything in the Bill to cut pesticide use. This is a really serious omission, given the harm that pesticides cause to insect life, including bees and pollinators, and to other wildlife, as well as the risks to human health. New clause...

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