PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Peatlands: Controlled Burning (8 December 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on banning the burning of peatland habitats.
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Answer
The Government has always been clear of the need to phase out rotational burning of protected blanket bog to conserve these vulnerable habitats, and we are looking at how legislation could achieve this. Real progress is being made in promoting sustainable alternatives. We have urged landowners to adopt these and continue to work with them constructively.
Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
16 December 2020
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