Written question asked by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he expects anti-social behaviour legislation relating to high hedges to be implemented before Easter.

Answer: Mr. John Taylor: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he expects antisocial behaviour legislation relating to high hedges to be implemented before Easter. [219308] Phil Hope: The Regulations to implement Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, which gives local authorities the powers to deal with complaints about high hedges, have not yet been laid before Parliament. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will not, therefore, be able to bring the legislation into force before Easter. We are, however, hoping to lay the Regulations before then.

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