Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2026 [Last updated 15:32]
These are independent decisions for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to make, but it is open to Parliament to take a view on those matters—in the way that a view is normally taken, for example, on investigations undertaken through the committee structure—or otherwise. Obviously, it is for other parties to determine what they use their Opposition time for. I know that the SFRS’s local senior officers will be engaging directly with MSPs on the review. My understanding is that the review is not about making reductions in the number of firefighters or appliances that have been in place since September 2023, but is about ensuring the correct spread across the country to respond to increasing wildfires, grass fires and flooding as a result of climate change.