Dear _______________________________ MP, Please find enclosed correspondence from your constituents in relation to bees and the threat from harmful neonicotinoid pesticides. The petition slips were recently collected by [INSERT GROUP NAME] Friends of the Earth group. [INSERT GROUP NAME] Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to strengthen its position on these toxic pesticides. The petition text is as follows: Dear Member of Parliament, Bees are under threat from harmful pesticides and they need your help. The science against pesticides containing dangerous neonicotinoids is overwhelming. Please support keeping the current ban on neonicotinoids and expanding it to include all crops. In some cases where more than one MP has been named on a sheet it may have been separated into individual slips. The original sheet can be seen on the reverse of this page. I’m sure your constituents would really appreciate hearing from you to find out what steps you can take to support this issue. A Friends of the Earth briefing on the dangers of neonicotinoids can be seen at www.foe.co.uk/go/neonicotinoids Please can you write to Liz Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs and raise these concerns with her. Best wishes, [INSERT CONTACT DETAILS] Protect our bees from toxic pesticides Dear Member of Parliament, Bees are under threat from harmful pesticides and they need your help. The science against pesticides containing dangerous neonicotinoids is overwhelming. Please support keeping the current ban on neonicotinoids and expanding it to include all crops. PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Title ______________ First name _____________________________ Surname ________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ Post code ________________ If you’d prefer not to receive post about our work and how you can get involved, please tick here If you would like us to keep in touch with you about our work through email and other electronic means, please provide your email. Email _______________________________________________ Your MP’s name (if known) _________________________ PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Title ______________ First name _____________________________ Surname ________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ Post code ________________ If you’d prefer not to receive post about our work and how you can get involved, please tick here If you would like us to keep in touch with you about our work through email and other electronic means, please provide your email. Email _______________________________________________ Your MP’s name (if known) _________________________ PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Title ______________ First name _____________________________ Surname ________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ Post code ________________ If you’d prefer not to receive post about our work and how you can get involved, please tick here If you would like us to keep in touch with you about our work through email and other electronic means, please provide your email. Email _______________________________________________ Your MP’s name (if known) _________________________ PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Title ______________ First name _____________________________ Surname ________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ Post code ________________ If you’d prefer not to receive post about our work and how you can get involved, please tick here If you would like us to keep in touch with you about our work through email and other electronic means, please provide your email. Email _______________________________________________ Your MP’s name (if known) _________________________ PT1508BEES