Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 15 May 2025.
Phil Brickell
Labour, Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate against wild fires on the West Pennine Moors.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
I was concerned to see there was a wildfire last month in part of the hon. Member’s Constituency, at Longworth Road.
Defra encourages landowners and land managers to adopt good quality wildfire management plans and use sustainable methods to manage habitat, such as restoring peatlands. Evidence shows that wetter, healthy-functioning peatlands are more resilient to the impacts of wildfire.
We are currently consulting on proposed changes to The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021, which would extend protections to a broader area of upland peat. The consultation is open until 25 May.
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