Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to update the research on what steps firefighters should take when facing a fire since the Grenfell Tower fire.

How firefighters tackle fires is an operational matter for fire and rescue services. In 2012, responsibility for the creation and maintenance of national operational fire-fighting guidance was transferred to the sector. National Operational Guidance for Incident Command is an essential guide to the safe systems if needed at an incident. National Operational Guidance is considered as national best practice and is regularly reviewed. The sector is currently developing national incident command standards and the NFCC has already issued guidance on simultaneous evacuation. We are also considering a proposal from the National Fire Chiefs Council to develop a research programme on these matters.