§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those stations which the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority proposes to close and remove pump appliances from operational service.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThis is at present wholly a matter for the London fire and civil defence authority. It will not become one for Ministers unless the authority submits proposals for closures of fire stations or reductions in the number of operational firefighters or firefighting appliances in accordance with the terms of section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will quantify the savings in mobilising time from fire stations in London that are currently being achieved by the CMC mobilising project in the London fire brigade.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe main objective of the London fire and civil defence authority's central mobilising project was to replace three centres and their outdated equipment with one which, with modern technology, would maintain high standards of emergency response throughout London. I am satisfied that this objective has been met.