Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114202

Moorland

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to mitigate the loss and fragmentation of open moorland habitats across the UK.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Moorland areas contain a wide variety of habitats and species of importance. We are committed, through grant programmes such as Landscape Recovery, Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Farming in Protected Lands...

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