HC Deb 14 December 1972 vol 848 c229W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many malicious false alarms there have been directed towards the fire service this year to the nearest available date; and how 1972 compares with the previous five years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The figures published in the Report of Her Majesty's Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland are as follows:

1967 3,416
1968 4,367
1969 4,103
1970 3,627
1971 4,008

The figures for 1972 are not yet available.