Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25775
Non-native Species: Weed Control
Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require landowners to remove invasive plant species including those listed under schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from their land.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government takes invasive species seriously and has legislated to tackle the spread of invasive plants. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 does not impose an explicit obligation for landowners to manage plant species listed under Schedule 9 not int...
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