Japanese Knotweed Debate
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Lord Spicer
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Japanese Knotweed
Lord Spicer Excerpts(7 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble
I am all for raising money for local charities but, ideally, I would much prefer to have our native species than this invasive species, which is harming our natural environment.
Lord Spicer (Con)
Is the Minister aware that our noble friend Lady Sharples is somewhat of a patron saint among gardeners for her sustained attack on Japanese knotweed and for telling Ministers to get knotted every so often when they give excuses?
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
I know that my noble friend is tenacious and persistent. I very much hope she will continue to keep Defra and me on our guard, making sure that we do all the things, such as the Check, Clean, Dry and Be Plant Wise campaigns, that we need to make ourselves ever more biosecure.