Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84154

Fires

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the National Fire Chief's Council consultation response to her Department’s policy on (a) wildfires and (b) risks to firefighters.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The National Fire Chiefs Council’s response to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning in England is already in the public domain. This can be found on their website here: 250523-Heather-and-Grass-Burning-in-England-Consultation-Response-FINAL.p...

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