HC Deb 13 February 1969 vol 777 cc1547-8
11. Mr. Robert Howarth

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reply he has sent to the representations made to him regarding the operation of the 1968 Amendment Order to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order, 1966, following the death of Fireman Liptrott of Bolton in April, 1968, while trying to rescue three children from a gas-filled cavity at Brackley Colliery.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

Discussions have taken place with the representatives of the local authority associations and of the fire service associations at a meeting of the Joint Pensions Committee of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Councils. The matter is now being considered.

Mr. Howarth

Will my hon. Friend say if the municipal corporations and the Fire Brigades Union gave approval to the 1968 Amendment Order? If so, does not the approval of such a restricted range of qualifications show remarkable lack of foresight?

Mr. Rees

Agreement was reached, but I would rather offer no comment on it. It is being discussed at the moment.

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