Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84736

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the evidence used by his Department to inform its policy on burning on peatlands.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Earlier this year Natural England published a thorough evidence review looking at the effects of managed burning on upland peatlands. This remains the most comprehensive review available and can be found via the following link - An evidence review update ...

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