HC Deb 03 July 1978 vol 953 cc39-40W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires are known to have taken place in hotels in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many people have lost their lives in such fires in each of the last 10 years.

Dr. Summerskill

Numbers of fires in hotels in England and Wales reported by local authority fire brigades and numbers of deaths resulting from these fires for the years 1967 to 1974 and 1976 are shown in the following table. This information is not available for 1975, because some brigades were unable to report details of all fires attended, and is not yet available for 1977.

ENGLAND AND WALES
Year Number of fires Number of deaths
1967 710 9
1968 756 20
1969 740 15
1970 793 9
1971 746 15
1972 819 10
1973 848 14
1974 870 30
1976 797 7