PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fire and Rescue Services: Industrial Disputes (23 June 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his assessment of the robustness of resilience arrangements in place during periods of industrial action by the Fire Brigades Union in the event of strikes of duration greater than 24 hours.

Asked by:
John McDonnell (Independent)

The responsibility for the preparation of business continuity plans to deal with industrial action by the Fire Brigades Union, rests with individual fire and rescue authorities. Fire and rescue authorities' business continuity plans have performed well in the last 14 periods of strike action by the Fire Brigades Union, including the 24 hour strike on the 12 June. We expect them to perform well in any periods of longer duration.

Answered by:
Sir Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
30 June 2014