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Peatlands: Conservation

Commons · Question 77904 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on restoring 280,000 hectares of peatland by 2050.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Oct 2025

Restoration activity is delivered through agri-environment schemes and the Nature for Climate Fund. This fund has secured the restoration of approximately 28,000 hectares of peatlands. In the last restoration season (24/25), 5,606 hectares were restored.