Farms: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 93265 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage farmers to develop detailed fire plans, as recommended by the NFU Mutual's Farm Fires Report 2025.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Mar 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are the lead Department for wildfire. Defra work closely with MHCLG and support Natural England (NE) in delivering their responsibilities. This includes the recently published EIP commitmen...