§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will respond immediately to the formal invitation 37W he has received, from the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire Brigades, to establish an independent inquiry into fire service pay and conditions.
§ Mr. MaudlingI am considering this matter in the light of the agreement reached in November, 1969, by both sides of the National Joint Council to seek a formula for evaluating the job of the fireman.