“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the children’s social care implementation strategy on (a) the social care sector and (b) children in care.”
Asked by
Emma Lewell
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Alex Norris
As my hon. Friend rightly identifies, fire is a devolved matter. In England, stand-alone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of nearly £70 million in 2025-26. Those fire and rescue authorities are required to plan for foreseeable risks in their area, including wildfire and flooding, and to decide where to direct resources. On co-operation, I assure him, as I did the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), that I am talking to my counterparts in the devolved Government to make sure that we are tackling common problems and sharing that insight.