HC Deb 21 July 1981 vol 9 cc66-8W
Mr. Sainsbury

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now update the statistics in compliance with the Fire Precautions Act 1971 regarding the fire certification of hotels and boarding houses, given in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Hove on 25 July 1979.

Mr. Mayhew

According to information provided by fire authorities in England and Wales, the position on 31 December 1980 regarding the fire certification under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 of hotels and boarding houses was as follows:

Fire Authority Fire Certificate Applications

(1)

 Premises inspected

(2)

 Certificates issued

(3) per cent.

 Premises awaiting in-spection

(4)
Avon 528 435 365 (69) 93
Bedfordshire 80 78 73 (91) 2
Berkshire 145 134 124 (86) 11
Buckinghamshire 82 78 72 (88) 4
Cambridgeshire 242 237 179 (74) 5
Cheshire 202 191 178 (88) 11
Cleveland 125 125 113 (90) —
Clwyd 284 277 269 (95) 7
Cornwall 2,223 2,189 1,951 (88) 34
Cumbria 1,042 1,038 946 (91) 4
Derbyshire 136 132 108 (79) 4
Devon 3,099 2,444 1,891 (61) 655
Dorset 1,764 1,729 1,208 (69) 35
Durham 108 86 85 (79) 22
Dyfed 523 511 339 (65) 12
Essex 465 463 425 (91) 2
Mid Glamorgan 59 59 44 (75) —
South Glamorgan 92 84 66 (72) 8
West Glamorgan 160 158 154 (96) 2
Gloucestershire 264 258 237 (90) 6
Greater London 682 660 613 (90) 22
Greater Manchester 251 249 228 (91) 2
Gwent 107 104 96 (90) 3
Gwynedd 947 942 666 (70) 5
Hampshire 629 613 569 (90) 16
Hereford and Worcester 241 230 198 (82) 11
Hertfordshire 143 142 123 (86) 1
Humberside 450 448 404 (90) 2
Kent 1,039 1,025 960 (92) 14
Lancashire 3,133 3,039 2,814 (90) 94
Leicestershire 127 122 108 (85) 5
Lincolnshire 419 416 383 (91) 3
Merseyside 268 258 243 (91) 10
Norfolk 884 843 762 (86) 41
Northamptonshire 85 84 76 (89) 1
Northumberland 185 179 155 (84) 6
Nottinghamshire 133 128 123 (92) 5
Oxfordshire 208 186 162 (78) 22
Powys 176 104 53 (30) 72
Scilly Isles 50 49 39 (78) 1
Shropshire 132 132 126 (95) —
Somerset 338 327 293 (87) 11
Staffordshire 143 141 140 (98) 2
Suffolk 242 232 215 (89) 10
Surrey 198 194 179 (90) 4
East Sussex 906 898 821 (91) 8
West Sussex 293 290 279 (95) 3
Tyne and Wear 211 208 193 (91) 3
Warwickshire 220 219 211 (96) 1
West Midlands 313 313 302 (96) —
Isle of Wight 831 746 657 (79) 85
Wiltshire 170 165 147 (86) 5
North Yorkshire 1,305 1,238 1,016 (78) 67
South Yorkshire 109 109 105 (96) —
West Yorkshire 228 227 218 (96) 1
TOTALS 27,419 25,966 22,504 (82) 1,453

NOTES

  1. (i) The figures in columns (1) and (2) do not include premises found on inspection to be outside the scope of the Fire Precautions (Hotels and Boarding Houses) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972 No. 238) or subsequently taken outside the scope of the order.
  2. (ii) The percentages in column (3) represent the figures in that column expressed as a proportion of the figures in column (1).
  3. (iii) No accurate information is available as to the number of hotels and boarding houses which have closed, reduced the amount of accommodation available or changed use specifically in consequence of the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
  4. (iv) During 1980 no appeal was made under section 9 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 against notices of requirements issued in respect of hotels and boarding houses under section 5(4) of the Act.

Grant of Loans

Information as to the amounts loaned to owners of smaller hotels and boarding houses under the Fire Precautions (Loans) Act 1973 during the financial years 1979–80 and 1980–81 is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.