HC Deb 19 May 2004 vol 421 cc981-2W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many instances of sudden oak death have been detected in the South East of England; and at what locations. [174193]

Mr. Bradshaw

The following table outlines the total number of instances of phytophthora ramorum in the South East of England since the first finding in April 2002.

Region/county Total Retail and

nurseries

Established

gardens, woods

and other wild planting areas

Berkshire 4 4
Buckinghamshire 6 6
East Sussex 10 10
Hampshire 18 15 3
Isle of Wight 2 2
Kent 9 9
London 10 10
Oxfordshire 2 2
Surrey 32 31 1
West Sussex 33 26 7

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