§ 43. Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in the Greater London Council area in the speed with which most fires are dealt with.
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§ Mr. LaneIn the three years ended 31st December, 1969, the average time between the arrival of the fire brigade at a fire in a building in the Greater London area and its bringing the fire under control decreased from 7.2 minutes to 6.5 minutes. I regret that information for later years has not yet been tabulated.