Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2026 [Draft]
09 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Service Delivery Review)
There is profound concern about the potential outcomes of the service delivery review, not least from the firefighters and their union. Given the gravity of the decisions that are about to be made, does the Government agree that there should be full parliamentary scrutiny and that Parliament should have a say on what happens next, before the review is implemented? To that end, would it consider committing Government time to a debate on the next steps?
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Joe Fagan (South Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service board regarding the outcome of the service delivery revi...
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Neil Gray)
SNP
I met the SFRS board chair on 4 June, when we discussed the overall objectives of the service delivery review and the consultation and outreach process that ...
Joe Fagan
Lab
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Neil Gray
SNP
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 tha...
Stephen Kerr (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Con
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Neil Gray
SNP
I am more than happy to explore that with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in order to ensure that we are in a position to respond to the changing nature...
Jenni Minto (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
SNP
I appreciate that these are independent decisions to be made by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, but I am interested to know whether the Scottish Govern...
Neil Gray
SNP
The short answer is yes. I am happy to meet Ms Minto or any other member to discuss the matter further. The challenge of multiple organisations drawing on sm...