Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 21175 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the views of rewilding and nature recovery experts when drafting the Wildfire Action Plan.
Answer
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, 8 Sep 2026
Defra and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will jointly develop a cross-Government Wildfire Action Plan to improve resilience and preparedness over the short, medium and long term. The Government will consider evidence from a rang...