United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54508
Horticulture: Peat
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22 September 2022
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11 October 2022 · Answer
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11 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the Horticultural Trade Association's press release entitled HTA response to Defra announcement on ho
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22 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the Horticultural Trade Association's press release entitled HTA response to Defra announcement on ho
Source: Commons
11 October 2022
Answer
I welcome the good progress made in terms of reducing the quantity of peat used in growing media. However, there is significant support for ending the use of peat in horticulture which will contribute to our net zero carbon targets and prevent biodiversit...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-22/54508
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1507798
- uk · wq-1507798 · source updated 11 October 2022