Question follow-through · 8360
Department for Transport: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that (a) thistles and (b) ragwort are removed from land owned by her Department between the village of Mersham and the Sevington inland border facility.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that (a) thistles and (b) ragwort are removed from land owned by her Department between the village of Mersham and the Sevington inland border facility.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The most appropriate weeding regime is being kept under review. The Department has undertaken the removal of weeds on previous occasions. The field is allocated for a biodiversity scheme, and we need to consider the impact of any weeding regime on the ove...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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