Fire Stations

HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 cc928-9W

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many functioning fire stations there were, broken down by fire brigade area, in each year since 1997. [42235]

Mr. Byers

The number of fire stations in each fire authority area in England and Wales as at 1 January from 1997 to 2002 is in the table:

Number of fire stations in England and Wales at 1 January 1997–2002
Fire authority	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Warwickshire	20	20	20	19	19	19
West Midlands	41	41	41	41	41	41
West Sussex	28	28	28	28	28	28
West Yorkshire	50	50	50	50	50	50
Wiltshire and Swindon	25	25	25	25	25	25

Source:

DTLR calendar year returns.