Insects and Insecticides-further information

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Further information of the Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into Insects and Insecticides

Call for Evidence

• Terms of reference -published on 25 September 2012

Written Evidence

• Written evidence received

Oral Evidence

Wednesday 21 November 2012 morning session

• Parliament TV: watch 21 November 2012 morning meeting
• Oral corrected evidence: read 21 November 2012 morning meeting transcript

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

• Nick Mole, Policy Officer, Pesticide Action Network UK
• Matt Shardlow, Chief Executive, Buglife

Panel 2:

• Chris Hartfield, National Farmers Union
• Peter Melchett, Soil Association
• Emma Hockridge, Soil Association

Wednesday 21 November 2012 afternoon session

• Parliament TV: watch 21 November 2012 afternoon meeting
• Oral corrected evidence: read 21 November 2012 afternoon meeting transcript

Witnesses:

• Professor Dave Goulson, Stirling University
• Professor Graham Stone, Edinburgh University
• Dr James Cresswell, Exeter University
• Dr Lynn Dicks, Cambridge University

Wednesday 28 November 2012

• Parliament TV: watch 28 November 2012 meeting
• Oral corrected evidence: read 28 November 2012 transcript

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

• Dr Mike Bushell, Principal Scientific Adviser, Syngenta
• Dr Fraser Lewis, Division Head, Environmental Safety, Syngenta
• Dr Julian Little, Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience

Panel 2:

• Dr Nigel Raine, University of London
• Dr Chris Connolly, Dundee University
• Professor Simon Potts, Reading University

Panel 3:

• Georgina Downs, UK Pesticides Campaign

Wednesday 12 December 2012

• Parliament TV: watch 12 December 2012 meeting 
• Oral corrected evidence: read 12 December 2012 transcript

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

• Professor Colin Brown, Member, Advisory Committee on Pesticides
• Professor Peter Matthiessen, Member, Advisory Committee on Pesticides
• Professor Richard Shore, Member, Advisory Committee on Pesticides
• Dr Bill Parker, Member, Advisory Committee on Pesticides

Panel 2:

• Lord de Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Defra
• Professor Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Adviser, Defra
• Dave Bench, Director with responsibility for the Chemicals Regulation Directorate and Chief Scientist, Health and Safety Executive

Wednesday 30 January 2013

• Parliament TV: watch 30 January 2013 meeting
• Oral corrected evidence: read 30 January 2013 transcript

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

• Dr Julian Little, Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience
• Dr Christina Garside, Bayer CropScience

Panel 2:

• Professor Vyvyan Howard, University of Ulster

Wednesday 6 February 2013

• Parliament TV: watch 6 February 2013 meeting
• Oral corrected evidence: read 6 February 2013 transcript

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

• Herman Fontier, Head of Pesticides, European Food Safety Authority

Panel 2:

• Georgina Downs, UK Pesticides Campaign
  

Panel 3:

• Chris Bean, Agronomist, Agrii
• Peter Riley, Agronomist, Prime Agriculture
  

Wednesday 27 February 2013

• Parliament TV: watch 27 February 2013 meeting

Witnesses:

• Lord de Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Defra
• Professor Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Adviser, Defra
• Dave Bench, Director of Science, Engineering, Analysis and Chemicals   Regulation, Health and Safety Executive