Fire and Rescue Services Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:05 pm on 26 January 2004.

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Photo of Nick Raynsford Nick Raynsford Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Local and Regional Government) 7:05, 26 January 2004

That figure of £5 million has, I think, been circulated by the Fire Brigades Union, and it is simply inaccurate. We have a £43 million budget for fire prevention, including the work of the arson control forum. I announced in my speech that £9 million of allocations are due to be made tomorrow on arson control alone. I therefore hope that my hon. Friend will recognise that the actual allocation is much greater than £5 million.