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Proceeding contribution from Alan Campbell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

I certainly join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to West Yorkshire fire and rescue service. I fear its services will be called on more in future as climate change has further effect. I will take away and raise with Ministers the hon. Gentleman’s particular points, but let me be clear: we have invested around £100 million for the biggest upgrade of national resilience capabilities in nearly 20 years, to combat the escalating threat of wildfires. We have also made available around £2 billion for fire and rescue authorities in England. It is obviously of concern to the hon. Gentleman’s local communities, though; let us see what more we can do.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
789 c1092 
Session
2026-27
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Environment protection Fires Controlled burning Peatlands
Link
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