Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to increase funding for the fire and rescue service.

On 18 December 2023, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published the Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement 2024/25. The settlement sets out that standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities in England will see an increase in core spending power of £79.1m (4.7%) when compared to 2023/24. This Settlement will be followed by the usual period of consultation, to which I would encourage the sector to respond.

Funding for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is a matter for the Scottish Government.