Fire Services

Communities and Local Government written question – answered am ar 28 Ebrill 2009.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of David Drew David Drew Llafur, Stroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the lease upon each regional fire control centre commenced; on what date rent started to be paid on each lease; and on what date each centre began operations.

Photo of Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

The information requested is set out in the following table, broken down by region.

Region Lease commencement date Rent commencement date
North East 6 June 2007 13 April 2008
East Midlands 6 June 2007 20 January 2008
South West 22 August 2007 15 February 2008
West Midlands 31 December 2007 4 October 2008
North West 8 July 2008 1 January 2009
Yorkshire and Humberside 8 July 2008 14 April 2009
East of England 8 October 2008 21 April 2009
South East 12 June 2008 14 November 2008
London (projected) 26 February 2010 26 November 2010

The buildings are undergoing a fit out programme at present to bring them into a fully operational state. No regional control centre has yet begun operation. The current schedule for cut over was set out in the answer given to my hon. Friend Mr. Dismore on 11 December 2008, Hansard, columns 248-50W, setting out the revised cut over schedule.

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