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Horticulture: Peat

Commons · Question 99957 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticultural use before 2030.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Dec 2025

The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environ...