Parliament Is Now Asking the Right Questions: How Will Defra Manage Wildfire Risk If Practical Fuel Management Is Blocked?

The chairman of the EFRA Committee Alistair Carmichael has written to Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds, asking how Defra is addressing concerns about managed burning licences and the evidence base behind the 2025 burning regulations.

The letter says EFRA received 190 wildfire inquiry submissions, almost 70% from individual land managers, and notes concerns about vegetation build-up, licence complexity and transparency concerning Natural England's evidence review on burning (NEER155).

The letter is shown below, you can download it here should you wish to click on the links within it.