§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total of fatal and non-fatal injuries sustained in the home in each of the last five years; and what was the annual expenditure from public funds on accident prevention and on research into accident prevention, respectively, in the home in each of these years.
§ Mr. LaneThe number of non-fatal injuries in the home is not known. The332W other information requested is as follows:
(a) FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 5,904 5,853 5,590 5,518 Not yet available
(b) EXPENDITURE ON FIRE AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION IN THE HOME: HOME OFFICE 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–71 £ £ £ £ £ 19,700 125,500 87,300 150,100 365,000
(c) EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH INTO FIRES AND ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME: DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HOME OFFICE AND HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–71 £ £ £ £ £ 55,300 74,300 70,900 84,300 125,000