Written question asked by Margaret Ewing (Scottish National Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 October 1990. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Monday, 22 October 1990 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Untitled Written question

Question

On how many occasions in the past five years Scottish district or regional councils have used the provisions of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 to serve notice on landowners to remove a nuisance, or to recoup losses for the removal of a nuisance from privately owned land; and, of these, how many are related to the removal of Heracleum Mantegazzianum. - Information not held centrally

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

178 c74W

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Environmental health Local government Nuisance Powers Plants Scotland Giant hogweed

Contains statistics

Yes