Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Jones and Penny Mordaunt

Monday 10th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Penny Mordaunt]

As I have stated before, we have introduced protections for firefighters on a statutory footing and set up a working group to ensure best practice to enable people to maintain their fitness. We have gone further still, however, and are looking at the future shape of the work force to ensure that people who want to stay operational but cannot maintain those fitness standards have jobs to go to.

[Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con)]

Will my right hon. Friend consider strengthening guidelines to prevent a council from unilaterally removing heritage assets, including a presumption of like-for-like replacement if assets need renewal? In particular, I am thinking about popular items of street furniture.