HC Deb 18 July 1990 vol 176 c559W
Mr. Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action is planned by the Government to reduce the risk to human life caused by fires in domestic property.

Population1 of adult male sentenced prisoners in local and training prisons in England and Wales on 31 December 1989: by Prison Service region and security category of prisoner.
Prison Service Region 2A B C D Not recorded Total population
Midland 62 422 3,284 1,126 413 5,307
North 209 1,859 4,242 1,361 1,218 8,889
South East 125 1,947 3,820 1,445 2,136 9,473
South West 65 861 2,151 866 838 4,781
All regions 461 5,089 13,497 4,798 4,605 28,450
1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate: detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.
2 Including prisoners provisionally placed in category A.