Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 44673

Horticulture: Peat

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat. The Depart...

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