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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Prisk (Conservative), on Tuesday, 6 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

FIRE AND RESCUE IN CORNWALL

That this House condemns the proposals by the Liberal Democrat Group on Cornwall County Council for re-organising and so reducing the effectiveness of fire-service cover; strongly commends the excellent fire service personnel; notes the grave concerns of people in Newquay about the recent tragic fire at the Penhallow Hotel and the ability of the fire service to respond; further notes with great concern plans to now remove 24 hour whole-time cover in Falmouth and Camborne; and calls on the Liberal Democrat-run county council to listen to local people and use the available resources to prioritise front line services.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FIRE AND RESCUE IN CORNWALL (73A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Julia Goldsworthy (primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Wednesday, 7 November 2007. It has been signed by 10 members in total.
leave out from `House' to end and insert `commends the excellent work of full time and retained fire service personnel in Cornwall; welcomes the thorough inquiry into the Penhallow fire and the decision that no changes will be made to fire cover until the full circumstances are known; notes with concern the historic inadequate funding from successive Conservative and Labour Governments, which has forced the local authority to consider downgrading Falmouth and Camborne stations to day manned only; further notes that Conservative proposals for fire cover in Cornwall make no mention of which local services they would cut to fund their plans; and urges the Government to improve the funding of Cornwall's fire service, bearing in mind the unique geographical and seasonal pressures on fire services in the county.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
73 
73A1 
Session
2007-08
Other sponsors
Stephen O'Brien
Ann Widdecombe
John Butterfill
Brian Binley
Lord Deben
Subjects
Emergency services Fire and rescue services Local government
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk