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
Labour — Poole
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 CreaghThe 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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