Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40543

Tabled: 3 November 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2026 to Question 27487, what the evidential basis is that repeated controlled burns of moorland increase the frequency of wildfires.