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
Conservative — Mid 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 EagleThe 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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