Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54494

Non-native Species: Disease Control

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) funding and (b) support for the control of (i) Himalayan Balsam, (ii) Japanese Knotweed and (iii) other invasive non-native species i

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the threats posed by invasive species including Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed and has a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to co-ordinate action to tackle these threats. Himalayan balsam is ...

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