Question follow-through · 96162

Weed Control

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.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
4 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Various 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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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