Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94157

Fires: Farmers and Gamekeepers

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of farmers and gamekeepers on fighting wildfires.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are the lead Department for wildfire. I refer you to their response of 21 November 2025 to PQ UIN 90164.