asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a progress report on his plans for the reorganisation of the fire service in England and Wales.

The consultations to which my right hon. Friend referred in reply to a Question by the hon. Member on 5th November are in train; but he has no further statement to make at present.—[Vol. 805, c. 1234–6.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice has been given to the National Executive of the National Joint Council concerning the pay and conditions of firemen; and on what grounds the 1969–70 agreement on firemen's pay, hours, leave and overtime has not been honoured.

As regards the first part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer which I gave to a Question by the hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr. Sillars) on 13th January. I am not aware that there is any question of the National Joint Council's 1969–70 agreement not being honoured by them.—[Vol. 809, c. 76.]