§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the budget of the South Yorkshire fire service(a) in the current financial year and (b) for 1993–94; and what estimate he has made of the effect of compliance with the capping requirement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe South Yorkshire fire and civil defence authority's revenue budget for the financial year 1992–93 is £31.614 million. The authority has yet to set a budget for the financial year 1993–94. In doing so, it must have regard to the intended designation criteria for council tax capping announced on 26 November 1992 by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, to the nationally recommended minimum standards of fire cover, and to its statutory duties under the Fire Services Act 1947.
§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the establishment level of the South Yorkshire fire service; and what the forecast actual manning level is for March 1994.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe establishment scheme notified to me on 26 February 1992 by the South Yorkshire fire and civil defence authority provided for a whole-time establishment for the South Yorkshire fire service on 1 January 1992 of 1,084 posts, and for a retained establishment on that date of 192 posts. The authority has not yet notified me of the establishment scheme for 1 January 1993. Any forecasts of actual staffing levels in the future are a matter for the authority.