Use of herbicide containing Glyphosate on hospital grounds

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Juliet Ferguson

Dear Information Officer,

This is a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to request the following information:

What is your policy for weed control in the hospital's grounds?
Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc
If yes, what do you use
What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
What precautions were taken ahead of its use?

For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you tell me:

The volume of these herbicides you have you used
The cost

I would like to receive the information electronically - preferably in an Excel format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.

Many thanks.

Juliet Ferguson

LG, Foi (LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST), Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Dear Ms Ferguson

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information received by the Trust on 03 June 2022. Your request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you should expect your response by 01 July 2022.

Should we require further clarification from you, we will contact you about this as soon as possible.

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Yours Sincerely

Djamal Toubal | Bank Freedom of Information & IG Officer

Information Governance | Directorate of Corporate Affairs
University Hospital Lewisham (UHL)
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LG, Foi (LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST), Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Dear Ms Ferguson

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request.

Yours Sincerely

Ryan Pooley | Freedom of Information & RA Manager

Information Governance | Directorate of Corporate Affairs
University Hospital Lewisham (UHL)
1st Floor, Estates Building,
Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LH

Email: [email address]
Tel: 0208 333 3000 ext: 8385

For FOI queries please email:
[Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust request email]

For IG queries: [email address]

For RA (Smartcard) queries: [email address]

NO iCare/EPMA Training, NO iCare/EPMA access, NO exceptions

iCare Training Team | 0208 836 6000 ext: 5127
[email address]

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
https://lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk

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