First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 27/01/2021
To promote and facilitate communication and understanding between representatives of the world of gardening and horticulture and Members of both Houses.
1. Adam Frost and Jonathan Sheppard - written evidence
21/05/2019 - Inquiry: Garden tourism - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Found: Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group in their “Securing the future of the gardening and horticulture
2. Royal Horticultural Society - written evidence
21/05/2019 - Inquiry: Garden tourism - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Found: responding to this inquiry as this country’s leading gardening charity, representing over 500,000 members and
3. Horticultural Trades Association - written evidence
13/05/2019 - Inquiry: Implications of the Waste Strategy for Local Authorities - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
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Found: “Report into the Economic Impact of the Ornamental Horticulture Industry in the UK” found that the UK horticultural
4. Dr Ross Cameron - written evidence
21/05/2019 - Inquiry: Garden tourism - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Found: outlining the value and drawbacks of gardens / gardening in general first: Gardens comprise 15-25% of total
5. Dr Jan Woudstra, The University of Sheffield - written evidence
21/05/2019 - Inquiry: Garden tourism - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Found: needs to be vibrant, creative and robust. This gardening culture, or garden culture, as it is sometimes
1. Schools: Gardening
24/04/2017 - Lords Chamber
1: what steps they are taking to encourage school gardening, to ensure that every child understands the environment - Speech Link
2: depression and anxiety. Research proves that gardening is not only therapeutic for them but gives them - Speech Link
3: quite right about the therapeutic benefits of gardening for children. I know that the RHS—I pay tribute - Speech Link
4: educational developments that come from studying horticulture at a much greater level? There are many of these - Speech Link
5: there are many good careers in horticulture, landscape gardening, gardening et cetera. We invested heavily - Speech Link
6: Horticultural Society shows that its Campaign for School Gardening can contribute to a sustainable environment, which - Speech Link
2. Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill
05/06/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: which is still a terrific centre for organic gardening. The organisation there was called the Henry Doubleday - Speech Link
2: plant more and get them really interested in horticulture in ways such as this, we could get a great deal - Speech Link
3: being engaged in the soil and growing things. Horticulture is such an exciting area to be in, and it is - Speech Link
4: The south-west is a rural region, and gardening and horticulture are important parts of our economy. One - Speech Link
5: That is a good point. Industries such as horticulture are not quick—it takes time to grow plants and - Speech Link
3. Garden Centres
29/04/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: understand the importance of garden centres and horticulture. As I said, we are working very closely with - Speech Link
2: declare my interest as co-chairman of the gardening and horticulture group. I urge my noble friend to impress - Speech Link
4. Horticulture (Skills and Training)
14/01/2015 - Commons Chamber
1: football—around 28 million versus 14 million. Horticulture is a great British success story, but it is - Speech Link
5. Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill
10/07/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: rural region with a good climate for gardening, growing and horticulture, and it supports so many businesses - Speech Link
2: a market garden if any part of a process of horticulture is carried on there with a view to ultimate - Speech Link
6. Apprenticeships and Skills Policy
08/01/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: part of the nation, which is the ornamental horticulture and landscaping sector. In our modern workforce - Speech Link
7. Mental Health in Prisons
10/01/2018 - Westminster Hall
1: in my speech. Does my hon. Friend agree that gardening projects—for example, prisoners growing their - Speech Link
2: of purposeful intent in the prison system; if gardening can fulfil that purpose, it is a very good one - Speech Link
3: speech to the benefits of the environment and gardening in the justice system and how that can have a - Speech Link
4: Leyhill, near Bristol, which had a fantastic gardening project that gave much benefit to the prisoners - Speech Link
8. Eden Project: Morecambe and the North-West
06/06/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: number of television programmes. We based one gardening series in Morecambe, so I do know how much it - Speech Link
9. 70th Birthday of the Prince of Wales
14/11/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: The prince has a great interest in horticulture and gardening, and he is a great advocate worldwide - Speech Link
10. Peatlands
08/12/2014 - Grand Committee
1: close down the use of peat for horticultural and gardening purposes? That is entirely unnecessary. There - Speech Link
2: management.I will specifically mention horticulture, which was touched upon by my noble friend Lord - Speech Link
3: horticultural use, with the total volume of peat used in horticulture having decreased by almost 30% since 2011. I - Speech Link
Registered Contact:
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8149.
Email: ianlg@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Laura McCarthy, The Whitehouse Consultancy
Email: laura.mccarthy@whitehouseconsulting.co.uk
Secretariat:
The Whitehouse Consultancy acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.whitehouseconsulting.co.uk/