United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 109727
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
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30 October 2020
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9 November 2020 · Answer
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9 November 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) review and (b) amend the regulations on the burning of heather and protected blanket bog.
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30 October 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) review and (b) amend the regulations on the burning of heather and protected blanket bog.
Source: Commons
9 November 2020
Answer
The government has always been clear of the need to phase out rotational burning of protected blanket bog to conserve these vulnerable habitats, and we are looking at how legislation could achieve this. Real progress is being made in promoting sustainable...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-30/109727
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1247113
- uk · wq-1247113 · source updated 9 November 2020