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Peatlands: Conservation

Asked by Paul DaviesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 October 2025UIN 77904

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on restoring 280,000 hectares of peatland by 2050.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Restoration activity is delivered through agri-environment schemes and the Nature for Climate Fund. This fund has secured the restoration of approximately 28,000 hectares of peatlands. In the last restoration season (24/25), 5,606 hectares were restored.

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