§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total finances made available, by source, for each fire service in England and Wales, as indicated from returns from local authority budget setting for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [23139]
§ Mr. SackvilleReturns from local authorities showing expenditure on fire services do not provide the requested information about the source of revenue spending. Local government revenue settlement resources are, in general, not hypothecated to specific services such as fire.