Horticulture: Peat
Commons · Question 109942 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of continued peat extraction for horticulture on (a) carbon emissions, (b) biodiversity loss, (c) flood risk and
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Feb 2026
Defra keeps the impacts of peat extraction for horticulture under review as part of its peatland evidence programme. Peat extraction in England is estimated to take place over approximately 384 hectares, with associated greenhouse gas emissions estimated ...