§ 27. Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of the fire service(a) in south Yorkshire and (b) in other metropolitan county areas.
§ 61. Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of the fire service(a) in West Yorkshire and (b) in other metropolitan counties.
§ Mr. John PattenThe budgets set by the fire and civil defence authorities in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire in respect of all their functions show expected total expenditure for 1988–89 to be £22–422 million and £37–558 million, respectively. Corresponding information in respect of the other metropolitan fire and civil defence authorities is as follows:
£ million Greater Manchester 46.931 Merseyside 31.932 Tyne and Wear 22.982 West Midlands 44.227