Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 February 2010. It was answered by Shahid Malik (Labour) on Monday, 15 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Fire Services: Catering

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) make, (b) specification and (c) cost is of the coffee machines in each of the regional fire control rooms.

Answer: Regional control centres are equipped to support continuous operations and have high quality facilities including industrial standard kitchens. This allows the buildings to provide for large numbers of staff, for example during large scale emergencies."(a) The coffee machines in the kitchens of each regional control centre are made by Brasilia.""(b) The specification is a Gradisca 3 Group.""(c) The coffee machines were provided by each developer as part of the construction fit out of the building with the rest of the kitchen equipment. The cost of each coffee machine, associated equipment and training is in the region of five to six thousand pounds."

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