Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59984

Fire Prevention

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce instances of wildfires during the summer.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra encourages landowners and land managers to undertake wildfire risk assessments and consider mitigating actions as part of good quality wildfire management plans. Defra regularly engages with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...

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