Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 901656
Fires
Tabled: 15 October 2026
Answered: 22 October 2026
Named DayQuestion
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve wildfire mitigation.
Answer
Jenny Riddell-CarpenterWildfires are already more frequent and more severe because of climate change. The science is clear that wildfire risk will continue to increase, and that we need to act now to increase our resilience. Tomorrow, the Government will convene a wildfire summ...
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