Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96162
Weed Control
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of invasive weed removal from publicly owned land in England.
Answer
Mary CreaghVarious public bodies and local authorities undertake removal activities for invasive non-native weed species as part of their land management responsibilities. Natural England investigates complaints about the threat of injurious weeds spreading to agric...
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