HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 cc928-9W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many functioning fire stations there were, broken down by fire brigade area, in each year since 1997. [42235]

Mr. Byers

The number of fire stations in each fire authority area in England and Wales as at 1 January from 1997 to 2002 is in the table:

Number of fire stations in England and Wales at 1 January 1997–2002
Fire authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Warwickshire 20 20 20 19 19 19
West Midlands 41 41 41 41 41 41
West Sussex 28 28 28 28 28 28
West Yorkshire 50 50 50 50 50 50
Wiltshire and Swindon 25 25 25 25 25 25

Source:

DTLR calendar year returns.