Thatched Roofing
Commons · Question 111939 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of growing water reed for the purposes of thatching materials within the Great Fen project.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 Feb 2026
Defra, Natural England, and Environment Agency are working closely with our Great Fen partners to look at the benefits of paludiculture (wetter farming) and trialling a range of diversification options. This is vital to enable thriving and sustainable rur...