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Fires: Cumbria

Commons · Question 5846 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

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Asked by Markus Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of climate change and changes in upland grazing practices on the risk of wildfires in Cumbria; and what steps she is tak

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jun 2026

The Government is committed to setting stronger adaptation objectives to improve preparedness for climate impacts, supporting an ambitious fourth National Adaptation Programme in 2028. These objectives will be underpinned by evidence in the Climate Change...