Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of reductions to the numbers of Primary Crewed Aerial Appliances in Avon Fire and Rescue Service on the fire readiness of that service.

The Home Office has made no assessment. It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage their resources across prevention, protection and operational response to mitigate effectively local risk.