§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the establishment and actual manpower of each Scottish fire brigade.
§ Mr. William RossThe establishment schemes submitted by fire authorities for approval under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 are under consideration. The current whole-time strengths of brigades are:
Brigade Men Women Central … 150 1 Dumfries and Galloway … 58 — Fife … 296 11 Grampian … 176 14 Lothian and Borders … 554 8 Northern … 74 8 Strathclyde … 1,989 78 Tayside … 377 16 3,674 136