Question follow-through · 42315
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 4 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition.
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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4 Apr 2025
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 including h...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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