Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54755

Peatlands: Landscape Recovery Scheme

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of funding for peatland restoration between the closure of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme and the full implementa

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands, and in our manifesto, we committed to expanding nature-rich habitats such as wetlands and peat bogs. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We ha...

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