Horticulture: Coronavirus

(asked on 22nd June 2020) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on designing a grant aid scheme for ornamental growers to cover losses from plants disposed of during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Victoria Prentis Portrait
Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 30th June 2020

Covid-19 represents a significant challenge to daily life and every part of the economy, including the ornamental horticulture sector. The Government continues to work closely with representatives from the horticulture industry to understand the short-term and long-term impacts on the sector. We have recently received new data on the financial position of the sector following the reopening of garden centres on 13 May. Once we have reviewed that data we will respond to the Horticultural Trades Association’s proposal.

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