§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of (a) full-time firemen and (b)retained firemen in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe numbers of full-time and retained operational firemen in England and Wales at 31st December 1977 were 30,715 and 14,870 respectively.
§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state his Department's policy towards the continued employment of retained firemen.
Dr. SummberskillI refer the hon. Member to the reply which gave on 17th November to a Question by the hon. Member for Devon, West (Mr. Mills).—[Vol. 958, c. 382.]