§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has taken a decision on the proposal that the fire service staff college should be transferred from Dorking to Moreton-in-Marsh.
§ Mr. WhitelawAs a contribution to the savings in central government manpower announced in the House of Commons on 6 December 1979. I have decided after careful consideration that the two colleges which provide central training for the fire service should be merged. Staff training will be transferred to the technical college at Moreton-in-Marsh and the separate staff college at Dorking closed.