PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(7 April 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.
Asked by:
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
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. The Department will continue to work alongside the horticultural sector to accelerate progress on the peat free transition.
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