Future Of Cambridgeshire Fire And Rescue Service

EDM number 1835 in 2010-12, proposed by Julian Huppert on 19/05/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Fire services.

That this House notes with concern that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority will shortly be asked to consider proposals to cut wholetime and full-time equivalent firefighter jobs, reduce the number of fire appliances and the potential closure of fire stations in its efforts to save in excess of 4.2 million when figures from the Audit Commission show that Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service already spends the least per head of population on its fire services; further notes that the wholesale change in the membership of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority has left new members with only one week before being asked to take a decision on proposals that would have a profound impact on fire cover and front line firefighter jobs in Cambridgeshire; is concerned that these cuts would follow on from years of successful efficiency savings and coincide with a maximum 9.5 per cent. cut in the local government grant to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2011-12; and calls on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority to defer this decision until their next proposed meeting so that new members of the Fire Authority have sufficient time to properly scrutinise these controversial proposals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.