Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 136706 on Ukraine: Fire and Rescue Services, for what reason that Answer did not include reference to the funding made available to UK fire fighting manufacturers and services to produce and send fire fighting equipment to Ukraine; and what recent discussion the Government has had with Fire Aid on that matter.

The Government is supporting Fire Aid's deployment of donated items of kit and equipment from fire services across the UK to be sent to Ukraine, to support firefighters on the frontline.  These donations include 18 fire engines, thermal imaging cameras for finding victims, generators, lighting, hoses, rescue equipment, and thousands of sets of personal protective equipment. A convoy of 22 vehicles and two lorries of equipment is scheduled to depart the UK on 19 March.