Fire Services In Cornwall
EDM number 2068 in 2006-07, proposed by Julia Goldsworthy on 09/10/2007.
That this House notes with concern proposals to withdraw 24 hour whole-time cover from fire stations in Falmouth and Camborne; states that such proposals will leave the county entirely reliant upon the availability and good will of retained firefighters at night; believes that retained fire cover in Cornwall has provided an excellent service while it has had the support of full-time fire officers; considers that neither retained nor full-time firefighters provide the answer to fire cover in Cornwall alone and that the two types of cover are complementary; praises the West Briton newspaper's campaign against the proposals and all those who participated in the `Station to Station' march on 29th September; further notes that Cornwall's local government has one of the lowest levels of funding in the UK and is therefore forced to make further cuts to balance budgets; recognises the inevitable impact that this will have on frontline services; and calls on the Government to reconsider the way fire services in rural areas are funded and commit to awarding Cornwall a fair funding deal, reflecting its position as a peninsula with no neighbouring fire services to the north, south or west, and a much increased population in the summer months.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Julia Goldsworthy | 09/10/2007 | Falmouth and Camborne | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
Matthew Taylor | 09/10/2007 | Truro and St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Andrew George | 09/10/2007 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Dan Rogerson | 09/10/2007 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Mark Hunter | 10/10/2007 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Gregory Campbell | 10/10/2007 | East Londonderry | DUP | Seconded |
Colin Breed | 10/10/2007 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 11/10/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 15/10/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 16/10/2007 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
William McCrea | 17/10/2007 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
John Hemming | 18/10/2007 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 22/10/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 24/10/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 29/10/2007 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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