§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish a list of vacancies for retained firefighters at each(a) fire station in West Sussex and East Sussex and (b) fire brigade area in England and Wales. [37133]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe establishment and strength figures for retained firefighters are in the following table.
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Establishment1 Strength1 Station (a) East Sussex Fire Brigade2 Lewes 20 12 Barcombe 12 11 Newhaven 20 12 Seaford 18 18 The Ridge 12 9 Forest Row 12 7 Uckfield 20 16 Crowborough 20 15 Mayfield 12 7 Wadhurst 18 11 Burwash 12 10 Battle 20 14 Broad Oak 12 13 Rye 18 16 Heathfield 18 18 Bexhill 20 16 Pevensey 12 10 Herstmonceux 12 9 Hailsham 12 13 Total 300 237 West Sussex Fire Brigade2 Worthing 19 10.75 East Preston 20 10 Lancing 20 11.5 Findon 12 7.25 Shoreham 17 6 Arundel 12 8.75 Littlehampton 20 17.25 Crawley 13 12.25 Partridge Green 12 6.25 Steyning 12 10 Horsham 13 12 Billingshurst 12 7.5 Storrington 20 12.5 Selsey 12 8.5 East Wittering 12 7.25 Chichester 13 8.5 Bosham 12 7.75 Midhurst 16 12.75 Bognor Regis 19 10.5
Establishment1 Strength1 Petworth 20 13.25 Turners Hill 12 6.5 East Grinstead 12 7.75 Haywards Heath 12 7.5 Burgess Hill 20 14.5 Henfield 12 9.25 Keymer 12 9 Hirstpierpoint 12 7.25 Total 398 262.25 Brigade name (b) Retained Establishment & Strength in England & Wales3 Avon 212 159.50 Bedfordshire and Luton 161 114.50 Buckinghamshire 226 151.75 Cambridgeshire 380 294.75 Cheshire 182 146.00 Cleveland 72 62.00 Cornwall 425 406.50 County Durham and Darlington 168 118.75 Cumbria 474 369.75 Derbyshire 360 231.25 Devon 756 647.75 Dorset 356 287.75 East Sussex 300 200.50 Essex 430 372.75 Gloucestershire 306 257.00 Greater Manchester 64 26.20 Hampshire 616 545.75 Hereford and Worcester 369 294.00 Hertfordshire 276 212.25 Humberside 328 275.75 Isle of Wight 168 152.00 Isles of Scilly 34 34.00 Kent 714 494.23 Lancashire 374 285.00 Leicestershire 216 143.50 Lincolnshire 495 412.50 London 0 0.00 Meseyside 0 0.00 Mid and West Wales 713 659.75 Norfolk 512 424.25 North Wales 553 483.00 North Yorkshire 368 331.25 Northamptonshire 235 182.25 Northumberland 155 151.75 Nottinghamshire 252 202.25 Oxfordshire 336 237.00 Royal Berkshire 156 122.00 Shropshire 284 249.25 Somerset 390 350.75 South Wales 447 252.40 South Yorkshire 80 38.83 Staffordshire 376 304.25 Suffolk 426 351.50 Surrey 144 103.25 Tyne and Wear 24 17.50 Warwickshire 166 148.75 West Midlands 12 8.00 West Sussex 398 271.75 West Yorkshire 148 165.50 Wiltshire 303 271.50 Total 14,940 12,022.41 1 In 24 hour units of cover (e.g. a firefighter contracted to provide 24 hour cover in any 24 hour period = one unit; or giving 12 hours = 0.50) 2 At 31 January 2002 3 At 31 March 2001