Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Conclusion 9
First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?
Published 30 Jun 2021
Paragraph 68
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Invasive species continue to cost the economy £1.8 billion per year. It is significantly cheaper to prevent invasive species from establishing, rather than tackling them once they are established.
From: Environmental Audit Committee, First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? (HC 136), paragraph 68, 30 June 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 30 September 2021 (deadline 30 August 2021).