United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 905129
Horticulture: Peat
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18 May 2023
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25 May 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take further steps to support the horticulture sector in developing responsibly-sourced high-quality alternatives to peat that can be produced at volume
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18 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take further steps to support the horticulture sector in developing responsibly-sourced high-quality alternatives to peat that can be produced at volume
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25 May 2023
Answer
In 2011 we set a voluntary target for the horticulture sector to be peat-free by 2030. Since then, we have contributed towards research into peat-free alternatives including the Royal Horticultural Society’s five-year, £1 million project supporting the tr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-18/905129
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1640263
- uk · wq-1640263 · source updated 25 May 2023