Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26866
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Abtisam Mohamed
Labour — Sheffield Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enforce the ban on peat burning in England.
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra takes any allegations of breaches of The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 seriously and has developed a robust triage and assessment process with the support of Natural England and Defra’s Counter Fraud and Investigations (C...
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