Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90619
Fires: Air Pollution
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the the amount of smoke pollution caused by wildfires in the UK in (a) 2024 and (b) in 2025; and if she will make a statement.
Answer
Emma HardyThe estimates for emissions from wildfires in 2024 will be published in February 2026, and the estimates for 2025 will be published in February 2027.