Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 67623

Horticulture: Peat

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Claire Hughes

LabourBangor Aberconwy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh government on the cessation of the sale of horticultural peat.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Secretary of State discussed this matter with Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, at the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 23 June.

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