Fires: Cumbria
Commons · Question 5846 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
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...