Question follow-through · 4272
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector.
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2024
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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