Fire Service (Metropolitan Areas)
Debate between David Simpson and Yasmin Qureshi(12 years, 9 months ago)
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Yasmin Qureshi
I entirely agree. As my hon. Friend eloquently put it, other areas will be given lower priority.
David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP)
I congratulate the hon. Lady on obtaining the debate, and I pay tribute to all our firefighters, both full time and part time. Leaving aside the proposed cuts, does the hon. Lady agree that another issue that will definitely compound this situation is whether Europe gets its way on the working time directive?
Yasmin Qureshi
I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but the issue he raises is debatable. Obviously, it is a European directive, and I do not really want to get into that issue.