Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of specialist firefighting equipment available to the fire services as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.

It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to allocate their resources, including equipment, across prevention, protection and operational response to prevent and mitigate effectively the fire related risks facing their communities.

Home Office also supports specialist National Resilience capabilities to respond to large scale incidents. These capabilities are discussed quarterly at the National Fire Chief Council’s National Resilience Board and the Home Office Strategic Resilience Board to ensure that the agreed capabilities are in place, well maintained and remain fit for purpose.