Question follow-through · 28076
Churches: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of church fires; and whether incidents of church fires have increased in the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 23 Sept 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of church fires; and whether incidents of church fires have increased in the last five years.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) collects information on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England. The table below shows the number of fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England in buildi...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Local Government: Reorganisation
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish legal advice she has received in connection with the local government reorganisation programme.