Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115252

Horticulture: Peat

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale and supply of peat for 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 recently published Environmenta...

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