Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93265

Farms: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage farmers to develop detailed fire plans, as recommended by the NFU Mutual's Farm Fires Report 2025.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are the lead Department for wildfire. Defra work closely with MHCLG and support Natural England (NE) in delivering their responsibilities. This includes the recently published EIP commitmen...

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