§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent advice he has received from H1\4 Inspectorate of Fire Services on proposals to reduce manning in(a) Heswall Fire Station and (b) other fire stations from 24 hour to day time manning. [138424]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienAdvice from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Fire Services would not normally be sought until after receipt of an application to reduce a fire authority's establishment under section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947. The information is as follows
(a) To date we have not received an application from Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority regarding fire cover provision at Heswall fire station.(b) There has been only one such section 19 application this year, on which advice from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Fire Services is awaited. This application was submitted by Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority in relation to Formby fire station.