§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each fire authority 545W (a) the date of first appointment of a brigade emergency planning officer and (b) the expenditure incurred on fire service civil defence activities and the amount of grant aid paid towards that expenditure for each year from 1979 to 1989.
§ Mr. John PattenThe dates of first appointments of brigade emergency planning staff officers are shown in the table.
Employment Region Regional Fire Adviser At time of appointment Now Date of appointment 2. T. F. Elton CFO Tyne and Wear CFO Tyne and Wear November 1981 3. P. H. Wilson CFO Nottinghamshire Retired December 1981 E. Patterson CFO Nottinghamshire CFO Nottinghamshire February 1989 4. R. C. Paramor CFO Essex CFO Essex February 1979 5. R. A. Bullers CFO London Retired April 1981 G. D. Clarkson CFO london CFO London August 1987 6. J. R. Pearson CFO Hampshire CFO Hampshire September 1984 7. J. Killoran CFO Devon Retired April 1984 N. Wallington CFO Devon CFO Devon August 1987 8. K. Hayton CFO Clwyd CFO Clwyd April 1984 9. B. L. Fuller CFO West Midlands CFO West Midlands October 1981 10. M. Killoran CFO Greater Manchester Retired April 1981 D. T. Davis CFO Cheshire CFO Cheshire September 1986 546W
Expenditure claimedfor grantaidin 1986–87 Fire authority Date of first apppointment Total expenditure reported Grant aid paid Avon 27 October 1986 12,901 9,727 Bedfordshire 14 March 1988 — — Berkshire 13 March 1985 23,054 17,368 Buckinghamshire 22 January 1985 24,389 18,369 Cambridgeshire 21 February 1985 25,296 19,093 Cheshire 19 December 1984 43,982 32,986 Cleveland 23 September 1986 25,022 19,066 Clwyd 30 November 1984 54,158 40,619 Cornwall 21 October 1985 24,485 18,364 Cumbria 20 July 1984 31,495 23,866 Derbyshire No appointment — — Devon 10 December 1984 50,149 38,385 Dorset 24 March 1985 21,707 16,621 Durham 24 July 1985 28,559 21,488 Dyfed 4 April 1984 17,716 13,309 Essex 6 August 1984 69,333 58,810 Mid-Glamorgan 27 October 1987 — — South Glamorgan No appointment — — West Glamorgan 23 September 1986 15,456 11,643 Gloucestershire 15 May 1985 — — Gwent 14 April 1988 — — Gwynedd 6 November 1984 29,659 22,244 Hampshire 28 August 1984 55,299 42,069 Hereford and Worcester 18 December 1984 24,916 18,689 Hertfordshire 22 August 1985 18,783 14,221 Humberside 5 June 1985 27,106 20,601 Isle of Wight 18 December 1984 21,278 15,958 Kent 12 June 1984 26,229 19,990 Lancashire 14 March 1985 22,861 17,190 Leicestershire 13 December 1985 — — Lincolnshire 26 October 1984 22,551 16,913 London 9 July 1986 51,002 39,085 Greater Manchester 18 March 1985 — — Merseyside Appointment under consideration — — West Midlands 16 February 1987 28,030 21,265 Figures for the expenditure incurred by each fire authority on civil defence activities and the amount of grant aid paid towards that expenditure for each year since 1979 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Amounts for 1986–87, the last year for which all audited claims have been received, are in the second table.
Expenditure claimed for grant aid in 1986–87 Fire authority Date of first apppointment Total expenditure reported Grant aid paid Norfolk 25 September 1985 21,492 16,215 Northamptonshire 23 November 1984 25,444 19,122 Northumberland 25 November 1987 — — Nottinghamshire 21 June 1984 57,079 43,160 Oxfordshire 31 May 1985 22,451 17,338 Powys 15 August 1985 21,399 16,049 Shropshire 26 March 1985 — — Somerset 11 June 1984 29,033 21,842 Staffordshire 14 September 1984 20,462 15,346 Suffolk 12 March 1985 14,469 11,066 Surrey 15 May 1985 23,181 17,657 East Sussex 11 June 1984 — — West Sussex 4 September 1986 25,290 19,050 Tyne and Wear 14 August 1987 28,692 21,519 Warwickshire 21 January 1985 18,996 14,361 Wiltshire 4 September 1986 29,096 23,061 North Yorkshire 23 September 1986 15,876 11,907 South Yorkshire No appointment — — West Yorkshire 8 May 1986 27,001 21,301
§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the dates of all regional fire advisers meetings since 1979; if he will give details of the topics discussed at such meetings; and what is the date of, and the topics to be covered at, the next regional fire advisers meeting.
§ Mr. John PattenThe dates of regional fire advisers' conferences since 1979 were as follows:
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18 May 1979 27 October 1982 11 December 1979 27 January 1983 19 October 1981 13 April 1983 13 April 1982 13 October 1983 13 July 1982 12 January 1984 The next such conference is today, 12 April. These conferences cover a range of matters concerning civil defence planning and training. In addition, regional fire advisers attend various other meetings concerned with civil defence planning.
3 May 1984 24 November 1986 14 November 1984 28 April 1987 24 April 1985 20 October 1987 8 October 1985 26 April 1988 29 April 1986 18 October 1988
§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list(a) the name, present employment, date appointed and terms of reference of the regional fire adviser for each year from 1984 to 1989, (b) the name, present employment and date appointed of the staff officer to the regional fire adviser for each year from 1979 to 1989 and (c) the expenditure incurred by the regional fire adviser and his staff on civil defence duties and the amount of grant aid paid toward that expenditure for each year from 1979 to 1989, for each civil defence region.
Employment Region Regional Fire Adviser At time of appointment Now Date of appointment 2. T. F. Elton CFO Tyne and Wear CFO Tyne and Wear November 1981 3. P. H. Wilson CFO Nottinghamshire Retired December 1981 E. Patterson CFO Nottinghamshire CFO Nottinghamshire February 1989 4. R. C. Paramor CFO Essex CFO Essex February 1979 5. R. A. Bullers CFO London Retired April 1981 G. D. Clarkson CFO London CFO London August 1987 6. J. R. Pearson CFO Hampshire CFO Hampshire September 1984 7. J. Killoran CFO Devon Retired April 1984 N. Wallington CFO Devon CFO Devon August 1987 8. K. Hayton CFO Clwyd CFO Clwyd April 1984 9. B. L. Fuller CFO West Midlands CFO West Midlands October 1981 10. M. Killoran CFO Greater Manchester Retired April 1981 D. T. Davis CFO Cheshire CFO Cheshire September 1986