Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82230
Weed Control
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of National England's decision to not accept complaints on injurious weeds on (a) agriculture and (b) the public.
Answer
Mary CreaghAdvice on the management and control of injurious weeds is published on GOV.UK. Natural England did not accept new weeds complaints in 2025. This was a temporary measure whilst they reviewed the approach to addressing injurious weeds, to improve access to...
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