Question follow-through · 109943
Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of peat extraction on (a) endangered (i) plants, (ii) invertebrates and (iii) and bird species and (b) other peatland-de
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of peat extraction on (a) endangered (i) plants, (ii) invertebrates and (iii) and bird species and (b) other peatland-de
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
Defra keeps the impacts of peat extraction for horticulture under review as part of its peatland evidence programme. Peat extraction in England is estimated to take place over approximately 384 hectares, with associated greenhouse gas emissions estimated ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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