Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6T-02973

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 March 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by the Fire Brigades Union that years of real-terms budget reductions have left the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service “creaking”, and that proposed workforce reductions would increase the risk to community safety, particularly following the recent fire in Glasgow.

Answer

Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026.

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