HC Deb 23 November 2001 vol 375 cc504-5W
Mr. Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which fire stations have been closed in East Sussex since 1997. [17344]

Dr. Whitehead

None.

Mr. Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many firefighters are(a) in active service and (b) on long-term sick leave in East Sussex Fire Brigade this year; and what the figures were for each of the last four years. [17343]

Dr. Whitehead

In east Sussex this year there have been 416 whole-time firefighters in active service and 11 on long-term sick leave. Due to technical difficulties, information for previous years is not currently available. East Sussex are in the process of installing a new central personnel computer system. The information requested will be available from April 2002 for the two previous years.