VoteClimate: Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas

Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas

On 26th May 2021 the House of Commons debated division number 18 the motion below.

MPs who support action on climate change should have voted Aye.

(1) A person must not burn specified vegetation on land in England which is

within an upland area on peat.

(2) In this section—

“specified vegetation” means heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium, and

“upland area” means all the land shown coloured pink on the map marked as “Map of Upland Area in England” held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly(a).” —(Ruth Jones.)

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