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 Day

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel 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 Creagh
The 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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