Question follow-through · 119816
Fire and Rescue Services: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss the Scottish Government’s Strategic Action Plan on Wildfires, published on 5 March 2026.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss the Scottish Government’s Strategic Action Plan on Wildfires, published on 5 March 2026.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
Wildfire is a devolved issue. Whilst Defra works closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council there are no plans to meet with them to discuss the Scottish Government’s Strategic Action Plan on Wildfires.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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