PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Horticulture: Coronavirus (22 June 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the Horticultural Trades Association’s proposal for a grant aid scheme for ornamental growers to cover plants disposed of during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)

Covid-19 represents a significant challenge to daily life and every part of the economy, including the ornamental horticulture sector. The Government continues to work closely with representatives from the horticulture industry to understand the short-term and long-term impacts on the sector. We have recently received new data on the financial position of the sector following the reopening of garden centres on 13 May. Once we have reviewed that data we will respond to the Horticultural Trades Association’s proposal.

Answered by:
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
30 June 2020