§ Mr. Terry Fieldsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give national figures, brigade by brigade, on reductions in establishments, for the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, for the British fire service: and how many of these reductions apply to (a) whole-time posts, (b) part-time posts and (c) non-operational posts.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information sought can be derived from the annual reports of HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services for England and Wales and for Scotland for the relevant years, copies of which are in the Library.