§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the annual number of hoax calls to the emergency services in each of the last five years(a) in Bolton, (b) in the north-west and (c) nationally, indicating the approximate cost of each call-out; [34408]
Malicious false fire arms attended by local authority fire brigades in the North-West of England and United Kingdom, 1990–94 Year Cumbria Cheshire Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside United Kingdom 1990 660 1,604 11,610 3,474 6,249 137,540 1991 807 1,548 13,191 4,305 6,562 148,112 1992 1,013 1,457 11,972 4,745 6,451 160,302 1993 1,242 1,398 11,135 4,201 6,846 155,169 1994 1,004 1,491 10,461 3,868 7,048 149,201 Source:
Home Office.