Question follow-through · 52203
Arson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of arson in (a) England and (b) Romford.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of arson in (a) England and (b) Romford.
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2025
Answer published
We are committed to ensuring fire services have the resources they need to do their vital work and to keep the public safe from fires, including those caused by arson. However, decisions on how resources are best deployed to meet their core functions are ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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