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UIN 54507

Horticulture: Peat

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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22 September 2022

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12 October 2022 · Answer

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12 October 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ban on the use of peat in horticulture announced by the Government in September 2022, which plants he plans to exempt from that ban.

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  1. 22 September 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ban on the use of peat in horticulture announced by the Government in September 2022, which plants he plans to exempt from that ban.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 October 2022

    Answer

    The proposed ban will be framed in such a way as to provide time limited exemptions for the professional horticulture sector, in order to allow time to overcome technical barriers to ending the use of peat. Officials are currently consulting with horticul...

    Source: Written answer

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