§ 104. Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men were recruited to the fire service in the last five years; and how many left the service in the same period.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellEight hundred and eighty-one men were recruited to the whole-time fire service in Scotland in the five years 1966–70. One thousand and nine men left the service in the same period.
§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the fire service is short of establishment calculated on the basis of all personnel working only a 48-hour week.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe authorised establishment of whole-time operational 137W firemen required to man appliances in Scotland at the end of 1970 on present duty systems was 2,763. This establishment would require to be increased to 3,071 if all the men worked only a 48-hour week. The actual strength at the end of 1970 was 2,450.