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Peatlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unmanaged vegetation fuel loads on upland peatland and the severity of wildfires.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Jan 2026
Target answer date
20 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unmanaged vegetation fuel loads on upland peatland and the severity of wildfires.

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Healthy peatlands do not require active vegetation management such as burning or cutting. There is clear scientific evidence that burning is particularly damaging, as it degrades peatland conditions, undermines restoration and increases long-term vulnerab...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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