HC Deb 08 June 1999 vol 332 cc261-2W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the terms of reference for the Options Review Team for the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, provide for the financial figures for 1998–99 and projected figures for 1999–2000 to be taken into consideration in forming the conclusions. [85709]

Mr. George Howarth

The terms of reference require an evaluation of the financial and management performance generally of the Fire Service College and specifically by reference to the financial targets and key performance indicators included in the Framework Document and the College's Corporate Plans. The evaluation will be based on relevant evidence including the audited financial accounts of the College and any other validated reliable financial information.

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the members of the Options Review Team for the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh; how many of them are related to each other; and what resignations there have been and for what reasons. [85708]

Mr. George Howarth

The members of the Review Team are: V. Harris (Home Office); G. Meldrum (Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services); A. Hughes (West Yorkshire Fire Brigade); and G. Fredericks (London Fire Brigade). In addition, I have appointed three expert assessors all of whom are offering their services on a pro-bono basis. They are: J. G. Can; D. A. Defty; and A. P. Harris. A. P. Harris is the spouse of V. Harris.

At an earlier stage in the review, A. Wroclawski from the Kent Fire Brigade was attached to the team but has now returned to his brigade.