Question follow-through · 106895
Fire Stations: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service in advance of their station closure consultation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service in advance of their station closure consultation.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2026
Answer published
Decisions on how fire and rescue services are run, including the number and locations of fire stations or crewing numbers, are for the local fire and rescue authority (FRA) and its Chief Fire Officer. The FRA is responsible for ensuring the needs and dema...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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