Fire Services: Manpower Dr. Kumar To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fire fighters were employed at fire stations in (a) the North East, (b) Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. Mr. Malik Available data on the number of firefighters are shown in the tables. These are for: (a) the north-east, and for (b) the Tees Valley areas of Cleveland and of Darlington. Fire fighter strength data for Darlington, and both headcount and strength data for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Headcount |Strength | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At 31 March |Whole-time|Retained duty|Wholetime1|Retained duty2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |2,195 |450 |2,195|343| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |2,213 |456 |2,213|371| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |2,224 |442 |2,222|351| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |2,239 |456 |2,239|396| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |2,201 |449 |2,236|390| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |2,140 |455 |2,138|393| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |2,086 |456 |2,086|419| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |2,051 |485 |2,049|414| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |2,049 |477 |2,040|406| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |2,031 |471 |2,031|393| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 In full-time equivalents (FTEs)2 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigades,Source:Annual Returns to CLG| | ||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Headcount |Strength | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At 31 March |Whole-time|Retained duty|Wholetime1|Retained duty2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |603 |85 |603|66| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |589 |89 |589|69| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |601 |80 |601|62| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |610 |85 |610|66| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |586 |89 |589|69| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |570 |87 |570|66| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |563 |90 |563|72| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |561 |84 |559|66| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |562 |81 |562|62| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |542 |94 |542|72| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 In full-time equivalents (FTEs)2 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigadesSource:Annual Returns to CLG| | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Headcount1|Strength2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At 31 March |Whole-time|Retained Duty3|Wholetime4|Retained Duty5| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |64 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |64 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |68 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |68 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |68 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |68 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |56 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |56 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |56 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |56 |0 |n/a|n/a| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |n/a = data not available1 Figures exclude Group Manager and Station Manager grades, therefore report fire-fighter personnel only.2 Annual return data is for establishment only and is not broken down by station.3 Darlington has no retained duty fire-fighters.4 In full-time equivalents (FTEs).5 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigades.Source:Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service| | ||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------