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Weeds Act 1959

Volume 463: debated on Monday 10 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fines have been levied for breaching the Weeds Act 1959 by preventing an authorised representative from entering a property to inspect for weeds in each year since 1997 for which figures are held. (153725)

No fines have been imposed under the Weeds Act for preventing or obstructing an authorised representative from entering a property to inspect land since 1997.

The following number of enforcement notices have been issued since 2003:

Enforcement notices

2003

11

2004

41

2005

77

2006

19

2007 (to date)

32