FIREFIGHTERS DISPUTE

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That this House applauds the Fire Brigades Union in its attempt to resolve the current dispute by negotiation via ACAS; welcomes its decision to postpone its planned industrial action; hopes that the Fire Service employers and Government will reciprocate to enable a resolution of this dispute based upon a decent pay offer and without resorting to cuts in firefighter jobs or cuts in services; and urges the Government not to use the detailed Bain report proposals as the basis of cuts in jobs and services which will ultimately put lives at risk.