Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85547
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat — South Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the threshold is for Natural England to investigate reported burns on deep peat.
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra takes any allegations of breaches of The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 seriously. With support from Natural England, a desk-based assessment is completed for all reports received. Where an offence cannot be ruled out, the...
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