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Mr. Trotter
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will arrange for allowances to be paid to privates, ratings and airmen engaged on fire-fighting duties so as to make up their income to the level of the pay of the striking firemen whose work they are carrying out.
Mr. Mulley
The fire-fighting duties the Armed Forces are now undertaking with their customary dedication are part of the Services' normal responsibility to assist in the maintenance of essential services.