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.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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