Question follow-through · 19998
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement visits relating to suspected breaches of heather burning regulations have been undertaken in the last 12 months; what the average cost to the Department was of con
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement visits relating to suspected breaches of heather burning regulations have been undertaken in the last 12 months; what the average cost to the Department was of con
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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4 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to protecting England’s peatlands. The Heather and Grass Burning Regulations establish a licensing regime for burning on protected peatland with a peat depth of more than 30cm. Suspected breaches of the Regulations are subject ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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