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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has estimated the effect a cut in the rate support grant will have on the ability of the fire service to make progress on the public safety provisions of the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
Mr. Harry Ewing
No. The way in which fire authorities allocate resources is a matter for the authorities themselves.