Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49987

Peatlands: Pennines

Tabled: 2 May 2025
Answered: 13 May 2025

Question

Phil Brickell

LabourBolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage peatland restoration on the West Pennine Moors.

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 peatlands. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We have ambitions ...

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