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Fires: Air Pollution

Asked by Rebecca SmithConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 90619

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the the amount of smoke pollution caused by wildfires in the UK in (a) 2024 and (b) in 2025; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The estimates for emissions from wildfires in 2024 will be published in February 2026, and the estimates for 2025 will be published in February 2027.

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