HC Deb 22 March 1971 vol 814 cc48-9W
Mr. Ronald Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of fires that have occurred in furniture and upholstery factories since 1st January, 1968, and the number of lives lost in the incidents.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In furniture and upholstery factories between 1st January, 1968, and 31st December, 1970, 20 employed persons lost their lives—19 in the fire at James Watt Street, Glasgow, in November, 1968. During 1968 and 1969 fire brigades attended 676 fires in such factories. The figures for 1970 are not yet available.