Question follow-through · 120503
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of fire and rescue services in England over the next three years; and what steps he plans to take to address budget deficits fac
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of fire and rescue services in England over the next three years; and what steps he plans to take to address budget deficits fac
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The 2026/27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available almost £1.95 billion in core spending power (CSP) for standalone fire and rescue authorities (excluding York & North Yorkshire and Greater Manchester). This was the first multi-year f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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