"I thank my noble friend for that reply. Is he aware that I first asked this Question nearly 30 years ago? There has not been a great deal of progress. Is he aware of the man who killed his wife and committed suicide as he could not sell his property …..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in eliminating Japanese knotweed from the United Kingdom...." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Will my noble friend agree to holding a publicity campaign so that this plant can be easily recognised, especially by landowners and, even more importantly, by people seeking to buy a house with land, because in some cases they are being refused a mortgage?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in eliminating Japanese knotweed in the United Kingdom...." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Will the psyllid really be enough to kill off this pernicious weed? There are increasing reports of wretched owners of land who have had their land affected by Japanese knotweed and have been refused mortgages. Why can we not give them natural Roundup which is unpolluted? I managed to kill …..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
"Does my noble friend not agree that with four bodies already dealing with forestry, one more is really one too many?..." Baroness Sharples - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in eliminating Japanese knotweed from the United Kingdom...." Baroness Sharples - View Speech