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<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Defra
funds research projects examining the impacts of pesticide use on honeybees and the
environment. As part of the National Honey Monitoring Scheme, we fund the analysis
of honey samples aimed at assessing levels of pesticides in honey across England,
Wales, and Scotland. This provides an estimated level of honeybee exposure to pesticides
across different land uses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Defra contributes funding to
the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (POMS) which tracks changes in pollinator numbers,
including the abundance of bees, hoverflies, and other flower-visiting insects across
the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Pollinators are a priority for this government, and we are taking
action alongside many partners to implement the National Pollinator Strategy’s provisions.
The National Pollinator Strategy Action Plan was published in May 2022 and sets out
more specifically how we will continue to act to fulfil the vision, aims and objectives
of the Strategy, over the period 2021-2024.</p>
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