§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the training costs were(a) per officer and (b) in total for new recruits to the Fire Service in (i) the East Midlands and (ii) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997. [163738]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people were recruited to the Fire Service in(a) the East Midlands and (b) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each year's intake remains as serving officers, in each case. [163740]
§ Mr. RaynsfordInformation since 1998 for the five fire and rescue services within the East Midlands Region on the number of people recruited to the Fire Service (in 1647W whole time, retained, fire control and non-uniformed positions) are tabled as follows. Data prior to 1998 are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information is not available for West Derbyshire, but is available for Derbyshire FRS as a whole.
Number of successful applicants in East Midlands fire and rescue services between 1998–99 and 2002–03 Derbyshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Regional total Whole-time 1998–99 5 20 28 0 28 81 1999–2000 14 18 0 14 18 64 2000–01 0 10 0 20 24 54 2001–02 18 47 8 0 25 98 2002–03 6 0 36 25 34 101 Retained 1998–99 16 14 68 19 45 162 1999–2000 39 12 72 30 39 192 2000–01 26 24 42 30 43 165 2001–02 34 17 81 35 46 213 2002–03 37 24 31 23 39 154 Fire control 1998–99 0 0 0 0 2 2 1999–2000 2 5 0 0 2 9 2000–01 0 3 3 3 0 9 2001–02 2 0 8 7 0 17 2002–03 4 7 6 2 0 19 Non-uniformed 1998–99 14 2 9 5 13 43 1999–2000 0 6 8 4 11 29 2000–01 15 9 6 10 10 50 2001–02 13 9 18 0 15 55 2002–03 13 23 8 8 16 68