Clause 1 - Fire and rescue authorities
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
9:45 am
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
As I shall explain shortly, we think that that is the right approach. However, I am trying to understand what the Minister has in mind in defining what I call the underlying fire authorities in Wales. None of them will have the powers of a fire authority because of the effect of clause 4. Could he explain the longer term thinking about defining such authorities in the Bill?