HC Deb 19 November 1996 vol 285 cc465-6W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the land area of each fire authority in England is designated as C and D risk. [4398]

Mr. Sackville

Information on fire risk category areas is published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The latest available figures can be found on page 8 of "Fire Service Statistics 1996", a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firefighters have lost their lives since 1990 when attending building fires in designated C and D risk areas. [4397]

Mr. Sackville

From 1 January 1990 to 13 November 1996, eight firefighters have died in fires that started in buildings in designated C or D risk areas in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which fire authorities in England currently provide a level of service in excess of the Home Office's recommended minimum standards of fire cover. [4399]

Mr. Sackville

This information is not collected centrally in the form requested. Statutory responsibility for the provision of an efficient fire service rests with individual fire authorities. It is for the authority to decide whether it wishes to provide fire cover at a level above the national recommended standards.