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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Horticulture: Peat (4 March 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what peat-free working exemptions will be in place in the professional horticulture sector from 2026.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Answer

Our proposals for time limited technical exemptions were set out in the Defra Media blog on 24 March 2023. We also propose a conservation exemption which will not be time limited. Officials are in ongoing discussions with stakeholders about what other possible technical exemptions may be required.

Media reporting on peat-ban for the professional Horticulture sector - Defra in the media (blog.gov.uk).


Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
7 March 2024

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