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

To ask His Majesty's Government what exemptions will there be to the general ban on the sale of peat and peat-containing products in the retail horticultural sector from 2024.

In August last year Ministers announced that the Government in England would be banning the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector by 2024. We intend to provide various exemptions for professional growers up to 2030, including those for mushroom growing and plug plants. Discussions with stakeholders on the detail of these exemptions are ongoing. The legislation implementing our proposals will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.