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155751

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) whole-time and (b) part-time firefighters there were in (i) Northamptonshire and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	214654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of (a) whole-time and (b) retained duty system fire fighters in (i) Northamptonshire and (ii) England, as at the end of March in each of the last 10 years, are shown in the attached tables alongside the number of fire incidents attended:</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/03/2015 17:44:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 214654 Bone.docx title Table of Whole Time and RDS Firefighters previous answer version 29046 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

223848

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Enterprise Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many business tenants are in place in each Enterprise Zone.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Since they started in April 2012, Enterprise Zones have reported that they have created over 15,500 jobs, and over 480 businesses have been established.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 225680 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:05:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223566

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters have been awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	225359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The viability of awarding firefighters for service beyond the existing 20 years is currently being investigated by my Department. There are processes which need to be followed prior to discussion with the Honours and Decorations Committee taking place but officials are progressing the issue and will be in touch with the Committee in due course. <br><br>The number of medals awarded to firefighters in each of the last five year are as follows:<br><br>2010 - 1,737<br>2011 - 1,465 <br>2012 - 1,011 <br>2013 - 1,246 <br>2014 - 1,147 <br><br>These figures do not include Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 225358 question first answered 04/03/2015 15:47:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

178083

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighting jobs are not front line in each fire authority.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Ian Swales
	uin	223671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Information on staff strength and roles, by fire and rescue authority, is published annually in the <em>Fire and Rescue Operational Statistics</em> bulletin. The latest figures refer to end March 2014, and are available in Tables 3a and 3b of following publication:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics-bulletin-for-england-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fire-and-rescue-authorities-operational-statistics-bulletin-for-england-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/02/2015 15:57:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

223849

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Enterprise Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many jobs have been created in each Enterprise Zone since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Since they started in April 2012, Enterprise Zones have reported that they have created over 15,500 jobs, and over 480 businesses have been established.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 225679 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:05:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

170629

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Cheshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many non-frontline roles are currently available in (a) Warrington and (b) Cheshire for firefighters who cannot meet fitness requirements for reasons beyond their control.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	218897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 11 December 2014, PQ 217653.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/01/2015 14:03:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

168604

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many redeployment opportunities there are within the Fire and Rescue Service to accommodate firefighters who are unable to maintain an operational fitness standard.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	217653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We do not keep data on redeployment opportunities for firefighters. If a person has a permanent medical condition preventing them undertaking their role, they would be eligible for ill health retirement.<br><br>The role of firefighters has changed dramatically over recent years. Firefighters engage in more specialist roles and work more closely with the community to prevent fires and reduce other risks. More diverse roles demand new approaches to workforce management and these provide the opportunities for a more diverse workforce, including older workers, bringing a wider range of skills and experience to bear in serving their communities, and a more sophisticated approach to measuring operational fitness.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/12/2014 16:56:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

223564

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many serving firefighters have served in that capacity for over 40 years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	225357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/03/2015 15:44:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

171070

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to the Fire Kills campaign in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	219100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The award-winning Fire Kills campaign promotes a range of fire safety messages, primarily around the importance of working smoke alarms, to help drive down the number of fires and associated casualties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Outturn spending by my Department on the Fire Kills campaign was £898,000 in 2010-11, £980,000 in 2011-12, £946,000 in 2012-13 and £840,000 in 2013-14. Allocated spend in 2014-15 is £1 million. All figures exclude VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The campaigns are run in conjunction with local fire and rescue authorities, who will also undertake expenditure. We also work with national (commercial) partners at no direct cost to taxpayers. Recent partners have included B&amp;Q and Sprue Safety Products, Ei Electronics, British Beer and Pubs Association, Poundland, Netmums, Working Mums, Boat Safety Scheme, Zurich Municipal Insurance and the Post Office, HETAS and 20th Century Fox (in conjunction with the film &quot;How to Train Your Dragon 2&quot;).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2013-14 Fire Kills report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-kills-campaign-annual-report-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-kills-campaign-annual-report-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/01/2015 14:27:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 36983 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

226240

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require fire authorities to provide a full pension to fire fighters between the ages of 55 and 60 if they fail a fitness test due to no fault of their own and cannot be employed in another role within the fire service.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	227101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to introduce fitness regulations as part of the pension regulations in the absence of an agreed and universally applied national firefighter fitness standard in England. The statutory principles that we put in the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England came into force on 12 January. To underpin these, the National Employers have sought further discussion with the Fire Brigades Union in respect of additional guidance relating to the position already agreed in principle within the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services. This discussion will be about the role fire authorities will take in supporting operational employees in maintaining their fitness. In addition, the National Employers are looking to discuss with the unions, guidance on the application of the factors set out in pension regulations for fire authority consideration in relation to Authority Initiated Early Retirement. Both approaches are expected to provide reassurance to operational employees that fire authorities will continue to treat their employees in a fair and consistent manner.</p><p> </p><p>We will review the implementation of the National Framework principles in three years time and consider then whether further action is needed. In the meantime no firefighter will have to work beyond their current expected retirement date until 2022 at the earliest. Our expectation is that a firefighter of 55 or over who finds themselves in the situation of losing their fitness through no fault of their own, is subsequently unable to regain their fitness, and for whom there are no redeployment opportunities, should be offered an unreduced pension.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2015 15:35:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone