Question follow-through · 16024
Peatlands: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the scientific evidence on rewetting peatland and other habitats and resilience to wildfire; and what her Department's strategy is for reduci
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the scientific evidence on rewetting peatland and other habitats and resilience to wildfire; and what her Department's strategy is for reduci
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jul 2026
Answer published
As part of its delivery of the Third National Adaptation Programme, Defra has commissioned a wildfire and peatland study, which includes looking at the impact of peat restoration on building wildfire resilience into the landscape. The Government recognise...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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