York MP Hugh Bayley backs call for action to save the UK’s bees

10:22am Saturday 4th August 2012 in News

From left, Guy Wallbanks, Hugh Bayley MP, Julia Mander and Katherine Chan promote the need to save bees. From left, Guy Wallbanks, Hugh Bayley MP, Julia Mander and Katherine Chan promote the need to save bees.

A YORK MP has backed local campaigners in their battle to reverse the UK’s falling bee population.

Hugh Bayley , who represents York Central, met York beekeeper Julia Mander and Guy Wallbanks, of York and Ryedale Friends of the Earth, to discuss their concerns after studies showed three species of bumblebee are already extinct.

Friends of the Earth wants the Government to support a National Bee Action Plan, setting out how it will support farmers to manage their land in a way which provides the food and habitats bees need, as well as reducing use of pesticides and improve the way bees are monitored and protected. Mr Wallbanks said: “Bees are vital for the pollination of many of our crops and we would be facing a food security crisis if our bees disappeared.

“There is a lot we can do locally to conserve our bees, and by planting bee-friendly flowers, we can all do our bit and make York a more colourful and attractive city.”

Mr Bayley said: “In the past, I have pressed the Government to suspend the use pf pesticides linked to bee deaths until independent reviews have confirmed whether they are contributing bee populations.”

He said he had also written to the Government asking for an action plan to be introduced. He had been told it was being considered and a full response would emerge later this year.

Comments(8)

roskoboskovic says...
10:33am Sat 4 Aug 12

that s enough bayley,you ve got your photo in the press again.

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ReginaldBiscuit says...
10:36am Sat 4 Aug 12

A message for all of you mortgage-flipping expense-swindling publicity-seeking democracy-mongers in Westminster.

BUZZ OFF!

Take your mind-controlled watered down representation of incorruptible democracy and shove it on the dark side of the moon.

And yes, the bees need saving. Good cause.

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capt spaulding says...
1:15pm Sat 4 Aug 12

He does indeed appear to be one of the most prolific expenses claimants of all our MPs but Im sure it must be legal or he would be in jail with all the others, wouldnt he?

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capt spaulding says...
1:16pm Sat 4 Aug 12

Being a farmer I would have thought a statement by Julian Sturdy would have been more appropriate !!

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Digeorge says...
1:40pm Sat 4 Aug 12

Can't believe he is in the paper again! I expect that he did nothing for bees whilst he was in power!

I thought I was going to see Julian Sturdy's picture, not his!

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MrsDingledongle says...
5:44pm Sat 4 Aug 12

Good worthwhile cause, give the man some credit!

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Magicman! says...
3:34am Mon 6 Aug 12

My shed, with its insulated underfloor space, has provided a home underneath for bees for two years now... the thing is this year I've noticed more bumblebees staggering around on the paving as though they're disorientated or dying, and it seems odd that I didn't notice it as much last year.

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Zetkin says...
12:43pm Mon 6 Aug 12

Why shouldn't Hugh Bayley support the campaign? Without the bees, we're all likely to go short of food, wherever we live.

The question I'd be asking is, why ISN'T Julian Sturdy supporting it?

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