§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total cost to public funds arising from fire damage in public buildings in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 27 November 1992]: The total cost to public funds arising from fire damage to public buildings on the civil estate for the last three years, based on reports received by my Department, were:
£ 1989 631,439 1990 6,168,465 1991 Nil To date fire costs reported for the current year amount to £2,000. The cost for 1990 includes £6,000,000 arising from a single incident in a storage depot at Burtonwood. One incident was reported for 1991 but no cost was incurred. Fire incidents occurring on the defence estate are not reported to my Department.