Written questions

Peatlands: Conservation

Commons · Question 29266 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Feb 2025

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 ...