Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Commons · Question 13334 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on the potential impact of moving the Kew herbarium to Thames Valley Science Park on the stud
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Nov 2024
Defra officials are engaged with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on development of the New Herbarium Project proposal. Kew’s Herbarium collections are some of the largest and most important in the world, holding over seven million vascular plant specimens, col...