Fire Services: East of England

Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 16 November 2010.

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Photo of Therese Coffey Therese Coffey Conservative, Suffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects the Eastern Region fire control centre to be operational.

Photo of Bob Neill Bob Neill The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

holding answer 15 November 2010

The East of England control centre would not become operational until after mid-2011 on current timetables. It is not one of the first three control centres in which the IT system is required to be completed by the main FiReControl contractor EADS (now branded Cassidian) for that date.

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend Christopher Pincher on 15 November 2010, Hansard, column 537W, for steps that we have taken to ensure that EADS will meet their contractual obligations.

The FiReControl project, initiated by the last Government, is over budget and behind schedule. As with all major Government projects, it is being reviewed to ensure value for money for the taxpayer. We have been clear that EADS must deliver to time, cost and quality. The new Government are committed to ensuring value for money for the taxpayer, improving resilience and stopping the forced regionalisation of the fire service.

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