Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18864

Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 9 December 2024

Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a South East allowance for firefighters to support retention in (a) Essex and (b) other areas.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Government has no role in either setting or agreeing firefighter pay or allowances.The final Local Government Finance Settlement 2024/25 has determined that overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion this year to continue pr...

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