§ 57. Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate has been made of the effect of local government reform on the future job prospects of persons currently holding senior positions in the 11 present Scottish fire authorities.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAs indicated in the White Paper "Reform of Local Government in Scotland" (Cmnd. 4583), it is envisaged that there will be seven fire brigades in Scotland after local government reorganisation. Apart from reducing the number of firemaster posts, it is too early to say what will be the effect of the smaller number of brigades: but following the Cunningham Report a joint working party of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Councils for England and Wales and Scotland is reviewing the rank structure of the fire service which is a preliminary step to the drawing up of the new establishments.