Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 10 June 2026.
Neil Hudson
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has conducted a recent risk assessment of fire service provision in Waltham Abbey.
Neil Hudson
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce minimum availability standards for on‑call fire stations to ensure that communities such as Waltham Abbey are not left without immediate fire cover.
Samantha Dixon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
On-call firefighters play a vital role in responding to emergencies in their local communities. The government is grateful for their dedication.
Responsibility for managing local risk and demand sits with each fire and rescue authority (FRA) and its fire and rescue service, via their local Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP). This includes making decisions on how the service’s resources are organised and deployed.
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