PE1945 : Ban the extraction and use of peat for horticulture and all growing media by 2023
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to place a legal ban on the extraction of peat, peat imports, exports, and sales in order to protect peatlands both in Scotland and worldwide.
Petitioner: Elizabeth Otway
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 11 July 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (178.3KB, pdf) (178KB, pdf) posted 01 September 2022
Committee Meetings
26 October 2022:The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the Scottish Crofting Federation.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
03 May 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 03 May 2023
07 February 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 07 February 2024
Written Submissions
PE1945/A: Scottish Government submission of 12 August 2022 (69.2KB, pdf) (69KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022
PE1945/B: Scottish Government submission of 24 November 2022 (58.1KB, pdf) (58KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1945/C: Scottish Crofting Federation submission of 16 November 2022 (50KB, pdf) (50KB, pdf) posted 16 December 2022
PE1945/D: Scottish Government submission of 16 June 2023 (46KB, pdf) (46KB, pdf) posted 21 June 2023
PE1945/E: Scottish Government submission of 11 March 2024 (92KB, pdf) posted 12 March 2024