Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23245 on Fire Prevention, what assets and resources from the national wildfire response capability are located in Cambridgeshire and the East of England.

The national wildfire response capability does not include assets and resources specifically located in Cambridgeshire and the East of England. However the capability is available to be deployed into the area should the need arise.

The capability consists of six teams of specialist firefighters, equipment and training positioned deployable nationally to respond to wildfires in support of Fire and Rescue Services during major incidents. The areas where the teams are based are Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Northumberland, London and South Wales. The teams are strategically positioned and intended to support incident response across the country, including in Cambridgeshire and the East of England.

Ministers are convening a summit in the autumn to consider further measures to strengthen national capabilities.