To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what responses it has had in response to the "Competing for Quality" consultation with regard to the maintenance of fire service vehicles; and if he will list those supporting, and those opposing, the introduction of compulsory competitive tendering, for fire service vehicles.

With the exception of Hertfordshire, all fire authorities and fire service representative bodies in England and Wales have expressed opposition to compulsory competitive tendering for the maintenance of their vehicle fleets.