Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has appointed an industry expert on Controlled Environment Horticulture as announced on 11 October 2022.

The decision to appoint an industry expert on Controlled Environment Horticulture was made by former Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Member for North East Hampshire (Ranil Jayawardena). After further consideration following a change in government it was decided to adopt a different approach and not continue with the appointment.