§ 38. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has now reviewed the expenditure on the Fire Service College; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeYes, Sir. The College has settled down in its new premises at Wotton, and I hope that next year its value will be increased by the provision of courses in emergency fire fighting for senior officers as part of the plans for the re-establishment of the National Fire Service in the event of war. As a result of a reduction of expenditure and an increase of the number of students, the College is now running at a cost per student week which is about half the corresponding cost in 1948.