Question follow-through · 51468

Fire and Rescue Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the recruitment of firefighters in line with demand.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
19 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the recruitment of firefighters in line with demand.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 May 2025

    Answer published

    Firefighters play a vital role in keeping the public safe and we are grateful for the work undertaken by fire and rescue services across the country in support of their local communities. The 2025/26 Local Government Finance Settlement, published on 3 Feb...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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