Written questions

Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 59984 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce instances of wildfires during the summer.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Jun 2025

Defra encourages landowners and land managers to undertake wildfire risk assessments and consider mitigating actions as part of good quality wildfire management plans. Defra regularly engages with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...