HC Deb 13 April 1972 vol 834 cc212-3W
43. Mr. Parker

asked 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.

Mr. Lane

In 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.

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