[Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Fire Service (Metropolitan Areas)

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:12 am on 7 March 2012.

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Photo of Paul Goggins Paul Goggins Labour, Wythenshawe and Sale East 10:12, 7 March 2012

I am aware of the higher risk, and I am glad that my right hon. Friend has placed it firmly on the record. I am clear that, if the unfair grant distribution is applied in the final two years of this spending period, my constituency and others will lose appliances, staff and fire stations, imposing huge risks on our constituents’ lives. The grant allocation must relate to risk, and must take account of the national requirements for resilience and responses to emergencies.