Peatlands: Controlled Burning

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to officials conducting inspections of land subject to allegations of unauthorised heather burning; and how many cases in the last two years have

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to officials conducting inspections of land subject to allegations of unauthorised heather burning; and how many cases in the last two years have

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   The Government is committed to protecting England’s peatlands. The Heather and Grass Burning Regulations establish a licensing regime for burning on protected peatland with a peat depth of more than 30cm. Suspected breaches of the Regulations are subject ...

   Source: Written answer

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• Sir Julian Smith · Conservative · Commons
• · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Answering body
• Jenny Riddell-Carpenter · Labour · Answering member

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