§ 76. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the extravagant expenditure by the National Fire Service and of the burden this will mean for the county councils when they take over the service 176W on 1st April; and whether he will reduce the number of cars for the use of officers before they have to be taken over by local authorities.
§ Mr. EdeThe answer to the first part of the Question is "No," and to the second that no local authority is being asked to take over any car that it does not want.