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391336

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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 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, (b) retained and (c) control firefighters were employed by each UK fire and rescue service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	8101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of firefighters employed in England, for each of the past five years for which data are available, and in terms of total headcount, are provided in the attached summary table. Data are as reported by fire and rescue services, and are broken down by whole time, retained duty system and fire control staff. The numbers of non-uniformed support staff are also shown, along with the total number of incidents attended by fire and rescue services over the period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of annual headcount figures for each fire and rescue service is provided in attached tables.</p><p> </p><p><br><br>The Department holds data for England only, other parts of the UK are dealt with by devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name PQ 8101 Headcount by Fire and Rescue Service, 2009_10 to 2013_14.xlsx title Fire and Rescue Service Headcount 2 file name PQ8101 Lyn Brown - FRS headcount summary table.xlsx title Fire and Rescue Service Headcount Summary question first answered 07/09/2015 14:01:38 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

391338

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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 Services: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what risk assessment he has made of the proposed merger of the Dorset and Wiltshire fire services.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	8102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>None. The Government supports voluntary mergers between fire and rescue authorities where proposals have been consulted on and have local support. In the case of Dorset and Wiltshire, the Secretary of State was satisfied that the merger proposal put forward by the elected members of both authorities was in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness and public safety.</p><p> </p><p>It is a matter for elected members of the new Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue authority to consider the effect on services. The business case for the Dorset and Wiltshire merger was subject to local consultation and, in due course, the approach to service delivery will be set out in a new Integrated Risk Management Plan. The authority will prepare this Plan taking account of advice from senior fire service professionals, and the views of the local community who must be consulted.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 8103 question first answered 07/09/2015 14:03:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

391340

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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 Services: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on front-line services of the merger of the Dorset and Wiltshire fire services.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	8103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>None. The Government supports voluntary mergers between fire and rescue authorities where proposals have been consulted on and have local support. In the case of Dorset and Wiltshire, the Secretary of State was satisfied that the merger proposal put forward by the elected members of both authorities was in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness and public safety.</p><p> </p><p>It is a matter for elected members of the new Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue authority to consider the effect on services. The business case for the Dorset and Wiltshire merger was subject to local consultation and, in due course, the approach to service delivery will be set out in a new Integrated Risk Management Plan. The authority will prepare this Plan taking account of advice from senior fire service professionals, and the views of the local community who must be consulted.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 8102 question first answered 07/09/2015 14:03:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

391519

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Woodgrange Park Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve passenger services through Woodgrange Park rail station.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	8104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In the September 2013 Spending Review, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced funding to electrify the Barking to Gospel Oak line on which Woodgrange Park station is situated. Network Rail has already begun the extensive infrastructure work required to achieve this, and expects to complete the work in mid 2017. This upgrade will enable higher capacity electric trains to operate, facilitating more reliable services for passengers and freight, as well as reduced noise and pollution for line side neighbours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Network Rail will also be working with Transport for London (TfL) to extend the platforms along the route. This means that London Overground will be able to operate new four-car electric trains as opposed to the current two-car diesel stock. TfL has now placed the order for the new trains and, following the route upgrade, it expects to introduce them onto the network from early 2018. This will almost double the passenger capacity of the existing service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/09/2015 08:01:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown