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Agriculture: Land Use

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 April 2024

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1 May 2024 · Answer

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Agriculture

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1 May 2024

Agriculture

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To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Grade 1 and 2 lowland peat is let on annual farm business tenancies; and what steps they are taking to ensure this land is not being farmed in a manner that is accelerating its degradation and threatening

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  1. 23 April 2024

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Grade 1 and 2 lowland peat is let on annual farm business tenancies; and what steps they are taking to ensure this land is not being farmed in a manner that is accelerating its degradation and threatening

    Source: Lords

  2. 1 May 2024

    Answer

    Peat policy is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra does not have any data on the percentage of Grade 1 and 2 lowland peat let on annual farm business tenancies. In the Environmental Improvement Plan, we ...

    Source: Written answer

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