§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of major fires in factories there have been in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe following table gives the available information on fires in factory buildings attended by local authority fire brigades in the United Kingdom.
Fires1 in factory buildings2 attended by local authority fire brigades in the United Kingdom. 1987–91 Year Number 1987 6,177 1988 6,471 1989 6,540 1990 6,155 1991 5,480 1 Source: Home Office Fire Statistics, based on reports from local authority fire brigades. 2 Factories defined according to the Standard Industrial Classification, Divisions 2–4 of the 1980 classification published by HMSO (1979).