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Fire and Rescue Services: Infrastructure

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 February 2025UIN 28762

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide funding for infrastructure for fire and rescue services to help mitigate risks in relation to contaminants.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

On 3 February 2025, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26 which sets out grant allocations for all local authorities including fire and rescue.

The Home Office will continue to work closely with stakeholders across the sector to ensure fire and rescue services have the resources they need to protect communities.

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