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Motor Vehicles: Fires

Commons · Question 2237 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to hold data on (a) the number of fires involving road vehicles of all types attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England each year and (b) fires

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 22 May 2026

MHCLG collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England through the Fire and Rescue Data Analysis Platform (FaRDaP), and previously through the Incident Recording System (IRS). This includes information on primary fires, fi...