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Horticulture: Peat

Asked by Claire HughesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67623

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh government on the cessation of the sale of horticultural peat.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Secretary of State discussed this matter with Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, at the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 23 June.

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