§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what arrangements his Department has made to celebrate(a) St. Patrick's Day, (b) St. George's Day, (c) St. Andrew's Day and (d) Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee; and how his Department celebrated St. David's Day. [42301]
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Number of fire stations in England and Wales at 1 January 1997–2002 Fire authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avon 23 23 23 23 23 23 Bedfordshire and Luton 14 14 14 14 14 14 Buckinghamshire 20 20 20 20 20 20 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 28 28 28 28 28 28 Cheshire 24 24 24 24 24 24 Cleveland 15 15 15 15 15 15
§ Dr Whitehead[holding answer: Monday 11 March 2002]: The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has fully supported the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in making suitable arrangements for Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Details of those events may be found on the Golden Jubilee website at www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk.
My Department has no specific arrangements to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, St. George's Day or St. Andrew's Day. My Department did not specifically celebrate St. David's Day.