Written questions

Fire and Rescue Services

Commons · Question 2057 · Tabled 29 Jul 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to increase the number of (a) wholetime and (b) retained firefighters.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2024

The Government is committed to ensuring fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. Standalone FRAs will see an increase in core spend...