Overall, 83% of people said Britain should pass new laws providing better (46%) or the same (37%) protection for wild areas and wildlife as current EU laws, with only 4% wanting lower protection. Of those who voted to leave, 46% wanted better protection, 39% the same and 6% less protection.
The poll found 88% of people wanted the neonicotinoid ban to stay in place after the UK leaves the EU, with just 5% wanting the ban to be scrapped. The National Farmers Union (NFU) opposes the ban, arguing that it blocks useful protection of oil seed rape crops, but the ministers recently rejected an NFU application for an “emergency” lifting of the ban.
EU farming subsidies are currently worth £3bn a year to UK farmers and include some schemes for improving the environment. The poll showed 57% of the public want more emphasis (25%) or the same emphasis (32%) on environmental protection. Only 7% of people wanted less emphasis on environmental protection, while 11% said there should be no subsidies at all.
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