Clause 2 - Power to create combined fire and rescue authorities
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Richard Younger-Ross (Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions; Teignbridge, Liberal Democrat)
Heaven forbid, Sir Nicholas.
My response will not be as long. The hon. Gentleman referred to regional policy and asked what concerns have been expressed to me. I cannot give him a count, but a number of concerns have been expressed to me. Even in the context of this debate, I have heard from constituents who are concerned about regionalisation, and a region that stretches all the way from Land's End almost to the west midlands.