§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firemen were employed in each local authority area in England for each year since 1987.
Firefighters employed in each local authority area in England on 1 January each year since 1987 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time Whole-Retained time FCDAS London 6,535 0 6,887 0 6,620 0 6,601 0 6,696 0 6,614 0 6,563 0 Greater Manchester 2,195 92 2,223 47 2,212 35 2,203 53 2,171 53 2,194 53 2,188 63 Merseyside 1,499 9 1,528 9 1,540 7 1,558 8 1,557 8 1,565 6 1,561 6 Tyne and Wear 1,084 20 1,073 32 1,072 18 1,084 22 1,085 23 1,068 20 1,077 18 West Midlands 2,122 68 2,079 4 2,074 20 2,086 10 2,096 11 2,097 10 2,095 10 South Yorkshire 1,088 101 1,093 138 1,068 144 1,068 109 1,067 99 1,041 93 1,030 70 West Yorkshire 1,862 245 1,873 288 1,874 191 1,950 240 1,969 223 1,885 210 1,830 198 TOTAL 16,385 535 16,756 518 16,460 415 16,550 442 16,641 417 16,464 392 16,344 365 Counties—England Avon 639 178 650 179 644 180 636 169 641 166 650 174 640 182 Bedfordshire 308 129 311 123 290 125 296 133 308 123 310 127 309 126 Berkshire 423 134 420 141 426 125 426 119 422 127 433 133 434 136 Buckinghamshire 277 213 278 191 288 191 316 190 321 202 301 189 316 172 Cambridgeshire 268 294 268 286 263 284 270 284 265 309 266 291 267 288 Cheshire 609 209 613 199 624 182 623 182 618 159 614 141 638 133 Cleveland 632 64 633 64 652 62 657 60 649 60 658 61 641 59 Cornwall 178 392 179 387 181 384 179 392 181 396 185 393 183 379 Cumbria 290 364 295 373 295 359 293 404 296 370 294 380 287 382 Derbyshire 511 341 512 351 509 332 508 332 516 333 497 334 492 346 Devon 530 614 540 638 540 644 546 655 544 665 544 672 535 659 Dorset 309 290 307 282 303 280 308 285 302 284 309 303 307 313 Durham 422 157 415 144 423 150 419 159 435 147 432 142 429 143 Essex 870 380 893 379 909 367 904 378 912 382 906 396 922 403 Gloucestershire 225 235 225 231 233 250 238 252 227 248 226 243 232 253 Hampshire 756 541 759 552 755 552 745 5671 761 563 777 566 778 567 Hereford and Worcester 339 295 341 296 340 304 348 293 347 297 342 308 342 313 Hertfordshire 551 212 551 211 564 208 555 203 548 224 568 225 573 218 Humberside 739 255 732 267 738 268 751 260 734 265 744 261 724 257 Kent 825 676 842 670 868 643 887 656 891 692 897 695 908 682 Lancashire 935 388 952 376 964 379 957 365 963 379 967 380 974 374 Leicestershire 455 189 456 172 454 178 464 179 463 183 466 192 452 196 Lincolnshire 184 409 190 438 186 422 193 410 188 428 190 443 190 441 Norfolk 287 458 283 460 280 459 278 463 274 446 280 442 288 448 Northants 274 210 288 226 292 225 289 222 299 223 293 221 292 215 Northumberland 251 142 253 142 256 139 259 148 263 150 258 143 238 149 Nottinghamshire 613 275 615 270 621 254 622 258 614 254 610 270 613 266 Oxfordshire 223 256 222 255 224 248 226 250 238 227 225 230 229 229 Shropshire 208 216 207 216 209 217 199 214 205 222 206 215 203 236 Isle of Scilly 0 30 I 29 1 29 0 29 0 31 0 31 0 29 Somerset 161 364 161 352 163 350 165 359 168 360 167 367 172 369 Staffordshire 460 311 469 322 456 317 475 318 485 336 485 336 492 296 Suffolk 247 385 250 387 247 384 254 378 251 370 258 373 262 391 Surrey 677 112 681 116 674 109 707 103 697 94 697 106 691 114 East Sussex 437 212 438 224 441 220 429 228 433 235 429 230 436 245 West Sussex 366 280 368 277 367 280 368 293 371 284 376 294 395 302 Warwickshire 325 209 320 211 314 207 319 199 325 179 318 158 321 168 Isle of Wight 48 149 49 148 46 148 49 159 49 162 48 163 48 151 Wiltshire 183 267 188 268 192 265 200 257 205 274 209 288 206 290 North Yorkshire 385 422 397 418 398 427 401 429 403 425 405 390 405 414 TOTAL 16,420 11,257 16,552 11,271 16,630 11,147 16,759 11,238 16,812 11,274 16,840 11,306 16,864 11,334 GRAND TOTAL 32,805 11,792 33,308 11,789 33,090 11,562 33,309 11,680 33,453 11,691 33,304 11,698 33,208 11,699 Notes:
1. Fire and Civil Defence Authority (FCDAS) figures for 1987 as at 30 September 1986.
2. Retained figures are expressed in units of wholetime cover.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of firefighters—men and women—employed in the area of each fire authority since 1987 is given in the table.