Written Question·Home Office·UIN 13446
Fire and Rescue Services: Floods
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to create a statutory duty on fire and rescue services to respond to major flooding events.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonFire and Rescue Authorities have duties under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) to prepare for emergencies, including major flooding. Fire Rescue Authorities also have discretionary powers to respond to incidents under their general powers in the Fire an...
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