§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on nationally recommended minimum standards to maintain fire service cover.
§ Mr. John PattenThe conclusions and recommendations in the report of the joint committee on standards of fire cover, which was published in 1985, were recommended to fire authorities by fire service circular No. 4/1985 on 22 May 1985, copies of which are in the Library.