HC Deb 15 April 1993 vol 222 cc723-4W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is to be the precise nature of the market testing exercise he proposed should be undertaken in repect of the work of the fire brigades' workshops currently run by the London fire and civil defence authority; and when he expects it to begin.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Officials of my Department are currently discussing with representatives of local authorities and chief fire officers the precise nature of the market testing exercise and how it will be carried forward.