Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 65381

Peatlands: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Robbie Moore

ConservativeKeighley and Ilkley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assurance mechanisms his Department has implemented to help ensure the accuracy of AI-derived data that forms part of the new UK peat map.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The England Peat Map, produced by Natural England as part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme, went through a rigorous science assurance process across Natural England, Defra and external peer reviewers. This science assurance covere...

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