Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Minutes of Evidence[Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 January 2004.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Committee: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions on Tuesday 21 October 2003

Members present:

Andrew Bennett, in the Chair	Christine Russell
Mr John Cummings	Mr Gary Streeter
Chris Mole

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Barry Dixon, County Fire Officer and Chief Executive, Mr Russ James, Brigade Training Officer, Greater Manchester County Fire Service, Mr Peter Coombs, Chief Executive and Chief Fire Officer, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Mr Charles Kerr, Assistant Chief Officer, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Ms Val Shawcross, Chair, Mr Ken Knight, Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, examined

Question Number.

1-19

20-30

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Anthony McGuirk, Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire Service and Trustee of Friends of Merseyside Fire Service, Mr Mike Hagen, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service/Friends of Merseyside Fire Service, Ms Caroline Hindley, Business Development Manager, Loop Customer Management Limited—Fire Service Direct, and Mr Steve McGuirk, Chief Fire Officer, Cheshire Fire Service, examined.

Question Number

31-39

40-59

60-67

Examination of Witnesses

Mick Howell, Chief Fire Officer of Cornwall Fire Brigade and Secretary of SW Forum of Fire Authorities, Jeremy Hilton, Councillor for Gloucester Fire Authority, South West Forum of Fire Authorities and Barry Merritt, Employer of Retained Fire Fighters (Devon), examined.

Question Number

68-79

80-100

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Prepared 4 February 2004