Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with fire and rescue services on preventing and reducing the number of electrical fires in domestic dwellings.

My department has regular discussions with the National Fire Chiefs Council and individual fire and rescue services on their preventative work.

We have invested in the Fire Kills campaign and Electrical Safety Week, run in close partnership with fire and rescue authorities in England, which promotes a range of domestic safety messages including on electrical fire safety, to ensure householders take appropriate action to prevent accidental fires and understand how best they can protect themselves and their families.