Written questions

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

Commons · Question 46576 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory duty for fire and rescue services in England to respond to flooding.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 28 Apr 2025

Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. In Autumn 2024, as the Minister previously responsible for fire, the Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson asked officials to undertake further work alongside Defra and other relevant partner...