Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96197

Fires: Fylingdales Moor

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the Fylingdales Moor fire on businesses that were (a) evacuated and (b) made inaccessible due to road closures; and what fin

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Flood Recovery Framework is unique to flooding and only activated in exceptional circumstances. No assessment has been made of the merits of establishing a similar scheme for wildfire incidents. There are a range of potential support mechanisms from a...

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