Peatlands: Conservation
Commons · Question 63768 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatland in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 7 Jul 2025
The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands, and in our manifesto, we committed to expanding nature-rich habitats such as wetlands and peat bogs. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We ha...