Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2023 to Question 133692 on Grenfell Tower: Fires, whether (a) she or (b) her officials have held discussions with the London Fire Commissioner on establishing a compensation fund for firefighters who attended the Grenfell fire and have subsequently been diagnosed with Cancer.

The health and safety of firefighters is of great importance, with responsibility for their health and wellbeing ultimately resting with fire and rescue services as employers.

The Home Office will consider the recently published studies to understand their conclusions.

The Home Office provides significant grant funding to the National Fire Chiefs Council programmes including work that specifically focuses on the health and wellbeing of firefighters.