§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he expects the review of tire service pension arrangements to be concluded; when the review commenced; and which Government Departments and agencies are engaged in the review. [52114]
§ Dr. WhiteheadIn 1998 the Home Office published a consultation document on options for changes to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme. There was no consensus among Fire Service interests on the costs and benefits which might be included in any new pension scheme. We have no immediate plans to introduce a new scheme but continue to discuss amendments to the current scheme with the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Councils which include representatives of the Scottish Executive, the Northern Ireland Administration, Fire Service employers, unions and staff associations.
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Number and percentage of properties in each council tax band Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Total Newcastle upon Tyne Number 73,125 17,252 16,508 7,249 3,538 1,654 1,291 115 120,732 Percentage 60.6 14.3 13.7 6.0 2.9 1.4 1.1 0.1 100.0 Wandsworth Number 5,995 11,758 34,363 28,792 17,800 11,845 10,751 1,881 123,185 Percentage 4.9 9.5 27.9 23.4 14.4 9.6 8.7 1.5 100.0 Richmond Number 596 1,917 11,361 19,250 19,484 11,082 11,692 2,661 78,043 Percentage 0.8 2.5 14.6 24.7 25.0 14.2 15.0 3.4 100.0 Government Office Region North East Number 667,963 157,421 157,846 80,695 40,190 17,627 10,298 1,173 1,133,213 Percentage 58.9 13.9 13.9 7.1 3.5 1.6 0.9 O.1 100.0 North West Number 1,322,421 563,533 514,026 285,914 167,010 82,021 56,127 5,612 2,996,664 Percentage 44.1 18.8 17.2 9.5 5.6 2.7 1.9 0.2 100.0 Yorkshire and the Humber Number 1,007,232 422,759 351,695 187,306 119,051 57,371 33,834 2,943 2,182,191 Percentage 46.2 19.4 16.1 8.6 5.5 2.6 1.6 0.1 100.0 East Midlands Number 708,205 406,075 320,954 184,684 108,634 52,261 30,941 2,812 1,814,566 Percentage 39.0 22.4 17.7 10.2 6.0 2.9 1.7 0.2 100.0 The following has also been allocated to the borough. However, it is a matter for the local authority to decide how this funding is allocated between their priorities.