Ministry of Defence: Moorland

(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the burning of moors in his Department's ownership.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 27th March 2020

Ministry of Defence infrastructure and estate policy is set out in JSP850. This policy states that Integrated Rural Management Plans (IRMPs), integrating military requirements with the natural and historic environment, must be in place for all protected landscapes.

Example IRMP objectives include instructions prohibiting the burning of sensitive areas and directions to conduct heather management through cutting and controlled burning.

Heather burning forms part of the Natural England management requirements where appropriate. The Department also adheres to this policy.

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