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Joint HTA and BALI Letter to DEFRA on Water Restrictions - June 2026

Joint Ministerial letter from HTA and BALI following first announcement of Temporary Use Bans (TUBs) in England.

HTA response to Low Pay Commission Consultation - June 2026

The HTA's response to the Low Pay Commission's 2026 Consultation.

HTA response on Land Use and Nature Inquiry - June 2026

HTA response to EFRA Select Committee inquiry on land use and nature.

HTA Letter to First Minister of Wales - May 2026

A letter congratulating the newly elected First Minister, introducing HTA and our members, and sharing our Welsh Environmental Horticulture Manifesto.

HTA Letter to DEFRA on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - April 2026

A letter from the HTA to Minister Creagh regarding challenges with EPR and calls for a delay on the introduction of modulated fees.

HTA response to SPS Call for Information - April 2026

The HTA's response to DEFRA's Call for Information on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement.

HTA response to the NPPF consultation - March 2026

The HTA's response to proposed reforms to the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF) consultation.

HTA response to Sales of Knives consultation - February 2026

The HTA's response to the Home Office's consultation on the Sale of Knives and Bladed Articles.

HTA response to Water Abstraction Rights consultation - February 2026

The HTA's response to the Environment Agency's consultation on Reserving Water Abstraction Rights.

HTA response to Business Rates Call for Evidence - February 2026

The HTA's response to the Department for Business and Trade's Call for Evidence on Business Rates and Regulatory Barriers.

HTA response to Statutory Consultee consultation - January 2026

The HTA's response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's consultation on Reforms to Statutory Consultee system.

HTA Response to the Pest Risk Analysis on Beech Leaf Disease - January 2026

The HTA's response to DEFRA's consultation on the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) on Litylenchus crenatae (Beech Leaf Disease).