§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firemen were required to resign from the service in 1971 due to ill-health or injury, and how this compares with each year in the period 1965 to 1970, inclusive.
§ Mr. SharplesInformation for 1971 has not yet been collated. The number of firemen in England and Wales who retired from the service on medical grounds in each year from 1965 to 1970 is as follows:
1965 98 1966 77 1967 96 1968 113 1969 134 1970 148