Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101505

Horticulture: Peat

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on introducing measures to end the use of peat in horticulture.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environ...

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