Horticulture: Peat
Lords · Question HL10706 · Tabled 18 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of peat harvested to supply amateur gardeners in (1) 2022-23, and (2) 2023-24.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 6 Oct 2025
Sales figures for peat are collated by calendar year. Retail sales of peat for 2022 were 470,691 cubic metres, and for 2023 were 388, 969 cubic metres.