Fire and Rescue Services: West Dorset
Commons · Question 40411 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the three grant income streams on the financial sustainability of fire and rescue services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 31 Mar 2025
Government funding for fire and rescue services is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) through the Local Government Finance Settlement. Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion in 202...