Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 July 2002. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 July 2002 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many firemen will receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal; and how many fire controllers will not receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many firemen will receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal; and how many fire controllers will not receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal. [61920] Mr. Leslie: Records are currently being checked by brigades to ascertain how many firefighters meet the detailed eligibility criteria for receipt of the Jubilee Medal. While there are 33,200 whole-time firefighters and 15,000 retained, we estimate that around 6,000 of these will not meet the criteria. There are approximately 1,500 control room staff none of whom will qualify for the award under the eligibility criteria set up by the Inter-departmental Steering Group established for this purpose.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 61920; 388 c879-80W;388 c881-2W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Anniversaries Eligibility Festivals and special occasions Fire and rescue services Medals Elizabeth II, Queen Golden Jubilee 2002
Contains statistics: Yes
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