Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will provide additional funding to Fire Authorities for firefighter mental health services.
It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority in England to ensure that they have appropriate support and wellbeing provisions in place which reflect the specific needs of their workforce.
However, since 2014, the Government has provided £7m to pay for mental health support through Mind’s Blue Light Programme to ensure our emergency services workers, including fire service employees, have the counselling and emotional support they require.