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Environment and Climate Change Committee

23 June 2026

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The Chair frames the Lords inquiry into environmental impacts of pet parasiticides and witnesses from Defra, VMD and the Environment Agency present early evidence of widespread fipronil and imidacloprid residues, outline the PIE initiative, and explain current gaps around phase‑two environmental risk assessment and metabolites for companion‑animal products.

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Opening, inquiry scope and initial evidence on residues

00:07

Opening — inquiry scope and witness introductions

00:07

Q1 (Chair) — EA evidence on residues and agricultural bans

02:35

VMD/PIE response — seriousness of issue and new environmental risk framework

06:17

Metabolites and phase‑two gap — design of future companion animal risk assessment

09:01

PIE roadmap, evidence gaps and broader chemical scope

11:32

Q2 (Lord Ashcombe) — PIE roadmap, evidence gaps and sales data

11:32

Other chemicals, isoxazolines and PFAS concerns

18:41

Research responsibility, indicator species and total use questions

25:13

Authorization standards, environmental risk framework and future phase‑two policy

32:55

Q3 (Lord Jay) — authorization data requirements and transparency

32:55

Environmental risk assessment limits and move to phase two

40:24

Precautionary principle and revisiting past decisions

42:44

User safety, transparency and emerging inhalation concerns

44:39

Government position — commitment to phase‑two ERAs and UK autonomy

47:49

Unpublished strategy query and clarification on PIE roadmap

54:08

Pharmacovigilance, environmental incidents and data transparency

55:42

Pharmacovigilance system, human health and withdrawals

55:42

Environmental incidents, PIE collaboration and data access criticism

01:00:22

Monitoring newer chemicals, sludge management, EQSs and treatment costs

01:05:10

Monitoring newer chemicals, sludge use and moratorium question

01:05:10

Water Framework Directive, EQSs and costly end‑of‑pipe treatment

01:10:57

EA ecological monitoring, open data and biodiversity trends

01:26:22

Veterinary practice, owner information, distribution channels and regulatory independence

01:15:33

Vets’ personal use and unintended consequences of restrictions

01:15:33

Information to pet owners, behaviour change and use frequency

01:17:01

Regulatory capture concerns and role of Veterinary Products Committee

01:20:32

Online sales, labeling, SQP role and communications campaign

01:31:39

Future regulation for isoxazolines, PFAS‑like persistence and session close

01:37:19

Isoxazolines, PFAS properties and scope of future regulation

01:37:19

Persistence from historic agricultural use and close of session

01:39:09

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Environment and Climate Change Committee

23 June 2026

Environment and Climate Change Committee Tue, 23 Jun 2026 House of Lords

00:07 - 01:24

Speaker 5

Good morning and welcome to the Lords Committee on the Environment and Climate Change. Today will be the final session of our inquiry into pet parasite medications. And we're very pleased indeed to have with us a Defra Minister, the Right Honourable Baroness Hayman, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate and the Environment Agency. And may I extend a very warm welcome to you all and thank you for finding the time to be with us during London Climate Action Week, which I know is a very busy time for us all. Before we start, may I remind everyone that the session will be webcast live on Parliament TV and a transcript will be taken and made public.

Witnesses will have an opportunity to review the transcript and make very minor amendments if necessary. Members are reminded that any relevant interests must be declared the first time they speak, and this of course applies equally to our witnesses. And I'll take the opportunity here to say that I'm a director of Peers for the Planet. So before we start, may I ask each of our witnesses to briefly introduce themselves, starting with Minister Baroness Hayman.

01:24 - 01:41

Speaker 3

Yes, good morning and thank you very much for inviting us to your session today. My name is Sue Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock, and I am the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that has responsibility for this area of policy.

01:41 - 01:44

Speaker 4

Thank you very much. Dr Bradburne.

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