Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81947

Horticulture: Environment Protection and Job Creation

Tabled: 14 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of the (a) horticulture, (b) landscape and (c) garden retail sectors to green (i) growth and (ii) jobs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government appreciates and values the vital work of our environmental horticulture sector.  The Department regularly meets the Environmental Horticulture Group, as well as a wide range of stakeholders and businesses to discuss specific issues facing t...

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