Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 22 June 2026.
Adrian Ramsay
Green Spokesperson (Health), Green Spokesperson (Dentistry), Green Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of external stakeholders who have been consulted on the development of legislation to end the sales and supply of horticultural peat products.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra has engaged extensively with a broad range of stakeholders in the development of policy to end the sale of peat and peat containing products. This has included representatives from the horticulture sector, environmental organisations, retailers, growers, and delivery bodies.
Given the breadth and ongoing nature of this engagement Defra does not hold a single consolidated list of all stakeholders consulted that could be published in a meaningful or proportionate way. However, engagement has been conducted in line with standard consultation practices, including formal public consultations and targeted stakeholder discussions.
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