Question follow-through · 29351
West Midlands Fire Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands fire authority plan to bring back familiarisation visits.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands fire authority plan to bring back familiarisation visits.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2025
Answer published
Familiarisation visits, and other types of training and community engagement, are a local operational matter. It is for the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority and Service to determine their priorities on these types of activities.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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