Amber Rudd
Main Page: Amber Rudd (Independent - Hastings and Rye)(14 years, 10 months ago)
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Robert Neill
The hon. Gentleman knows about these matters and therefore really should know better. The 27 pumps were kept by the fire authority as part of a contingency reserve at the time of industrial action by the London fire brigade. I am glad that that action has now been settled.
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con)
Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating Conservative-run East Sussex county council, which, after a disappointing grant from the Department for Education, has stepped in with £12 million of capital that it had not planned to give to ensure that the St Leonards academy is rebuilt to provide better education in Hastings?
Mr Pickles
I am always glad to congratulate my hon. Friend’s council and have no hesitation in doing so today.