Peatlands: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 19953 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will provide long-term funding certainty for upland peatland restoration beyond the expiry of the Nature for Climate Fund in March 2027.
Answer
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, 4 Sep 2026
This Government is committed to peatland restoration. We have announced that we will invest £85 million between 2026 to 2030 to improve and restore our peatlands. This includes extending the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme by an additional year, ...