FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the news that Scotland's eight fire and rescue services will receive an additional £24.6 million from the Scottish Government to assist with their capital investment programmes in the next financial year; notes the investment will be used for the purchase of specialist equipment, the development of training facilities and the building and modernisation of fire stations; believes that investment in public service infrastructure provides both modern public services and jobs for the construction industry which is vital in the current economic climate; and recognises that this investment is in addition to some £330 million of revenue funding received by the services through the local government settlement.