John Healey
Main Page: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)(12 years, 2 months ago)
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John Healey
I thank the Minister for giving way. I thank him for his willingness to meet us and for charging his officials to work with those from the metropolitan authorities to get to the bottom of the situation and to consider the future. Does he recognise that there is cross-party and cross-area concern? Does he recognise that that concern is not about the first two years of the spending review; it is about years 3 and 4? The six fire chiefs, uniquely, have to come together to ensure that any cuts that need to be made are made evenly and equitably across all authorities in England.
Robert Neill
I will make sure that those meetings take place. The right hon. Gentleman knows that we are now moving to a new system.