Question follow-through · 59984

Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce instances of wildfires during the summer.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
19 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce instances of wildfires during the summer.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Defra encourages landowners and land managers to undertake wildfire risk assessments and consider mitigating actions as part of good quality wildfire management plans. Defra regularly engages with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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