Question follow-through · 74530
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support the horticultural industry in transitioning to peat-free growing.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support the horticultural industry in transitioning to peat-free growing.
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
Ministers are committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs and are looking at next steps for measures to end the use of peat in horticulture. We continue to work alongside the horticultural sector to support progress on the peat f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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