Fire Prevention: Moorland
Commons · Question 24879 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect moorland from wildfires.
Answer
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, 8 Sep 2026
The Government is committed to rewetting peatlands where it can reduce the likelihood of severe and sustained wildfire. In 2025, we amended the Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2021, expanding restrictions on unnecessary burning practic...