United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 115252
Horticulture: Peat
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23 February 2026
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3 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticulture.
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23 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticulture.
Source: Commons
3 March 2026
Answer
The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the recently published Environmenta...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-23/115252
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1883850
- uk · wq-1883850 · source updated 3 March 2026