| Heading: |
Horticulture: Peat |
| Question ID: |
1790134 |
| UIN: |
42315 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4637 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr James Frith
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| Asking Member handle: |
JamesFrith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JamesFrith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1579 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mary Creagh
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| Answering Member handle: |
marycreagh_
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@marycreagh_
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| Answer text: |
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat including h... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |