Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she supports the calls from the National Fire Chiefs Council and the Climate Change Committee for better coordination of the Government’s approach to the increasing wildfire threat.

A coordinated cross-Government approach is essential to mitigate the impacts of wildfire.

Defra is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the lead department on wildfire, to strengthen cross-Government coordination across the full wildfire cycle, from risk assessment and prevention / mitigation to response and recovery.