Non-native Species: Disease Control
Commons · Question 54494 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) funding and (b) support for the control of (i) Himalayan Balsam, (ii) Japanese Knotweed and (iii) other invasive non-native species i
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 6 Jun 2025
The Government recognises the threats posed by invasive species including Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed and has a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to co-ordinate action to tackle these threats. Himalayan balsam is ...