Question follow-through · 18746
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84211 on Peatlands: Controlled Burning, (a) what advice the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council has provided and (b) w
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 4 Aug 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84211 on Peatlands: Controlled Burning, (a) what advice the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council has provided and (b) w
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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4 Aug 2026
Answer published
The National Fire Chiefs Council provided input to Defra’s consultation on the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations in 2025 and the department continues to engage with them closely on wildfire matters. Careful choice of land management tec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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