Written Question·Home Office·UIN 39692

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to improve the finances of fire and rescue services.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Government funding for fire and rescue services is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) through the Local Government Finance Settlement in the form of revenue support grant (RSG) and retained business rates. MHCLG ...

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