| Heading: |
Fires |
| Question ID: |
1788596 |
| UIN: |
HL6151 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5023 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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| Asking Member handle: |
CarmenRiaSmith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@CarmenRiaSmith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on wildfires. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), including outdoor fires. However, "wildfires" is not a category recognised in the current system.We are reviewing the incident records system, and the data i... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |