Cannock chase
Dear Forestry Commission,
How much Glysophate is used each year on Cannock Chase?
How much Asulox or Asulam is used each year on Cannock Chase?
At what time of year are the above chemicals used?
Is it safe to consume blackberries and bilberries from Cannock Chase?
What are the legal requirements for keeping the public safe whilst using Glysophate and Asulox?
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Anna Wilde
Dear Anna
Thank you for your emails on 23rd September 2019 regarding Cannock chase.
The legislation allows a period of 20 working days for us to respond, although we do sometimes apply an extension if the request is complex. Nevertheless, we will endeavour to reply as soon as we can.
Please note that this acknowledgement of your request does not mean that we hold the information you have requested nor that we will necessarily disclose it. This is because there are sometimes exemptions to disclosure that we are required to abide by. But if this is the case we will inform you of this and explain how the exemption has been applied.
We look forward to dealing with your request within the specified timeframe.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell Allen
Information Data Protection Manager
Dear Anna
Thank you for your email on 23rd September 2019 regarding the use of Glysophate and Asulox on Cannock chase.
The legislation allows a period of 20 working days for us to respond, although we do sometimes apply an extension if the request is complex. Nevertheless, we will endeavour to reply as soon as we can.
Please note that this acknowledgement of your request does not mean that we hold the information you have requested nor that we will necessarily disclose it. This is because there are sometimes exemptions to disclosure that we are required to abide by. But if this is the case we will inform you of this and explain how the exemption has been applied.
We look forward to dealing with your request within the specified timeframe.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell Allen
Information Data Protection Manager
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