§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires occurred in houses in multiple occupation in the years 1990 to 1996; and how many(a) deaths and (b) injuries resulted from these fires. [4732]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe available information on dwellings for 1990 to 1995 is given in the tables, copies of which have been placed in the Library. The data for 1994 and 1995 do not reliably identify houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) from other types of dwelling. A more detailed analysis of fires in multiple occupied dwellings in the United Kingdom was published in pages 30–33 of "Fire Statistics, United Kingdom, 1993", a copy of which is in the Library. The enforcement of fire safety precautions in HMOs is a policy responsibility of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. His Department is currently funding a research study looking in depth at the incidence and causes of fire death in HMOs. It is hoped to publish the report later this year.
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Fires1,2 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1995 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non fatal casualties England and Wales 19,992 152 4,289 England 19,203 147 4,087 England: Non-Met counties 7,515 60 1,716 Avon 402 0 49 Bedfordshire 145 2 29 Berkshire 214 2 37 Buckinghamshire 224 0 12 Cambridgeshire 114 2 31 Cheshire 272 2 67 Cleveland 202 0 60 Cornwall 61 3 11 Cumbria 129 0 16 Derbyshire 122 2 59 Devon 381 1 95 Dorset 187 5 29 Durham 83 1 16 East Sussex 475 5 107 Essex 269 3 61 Gloucestershire 108 1 32 Hampshire 418 1 94 Hereford and Worcester 128 1 22 Hertfordshire 199 2 36 Humberside 264 4 70 Isle of Wight 44 0 10 Kent 327 2 94 Lancashire 721 6 165 Leicestershire 159 2 30 Lincolnshire 56 1 17 Norfolk 164 0 34 North Yorkshire 99 1 24 Northamptonshire 137 3 38 Northumberland 25 0 5 Nottinghamshire 269 1 86 Oxfordshire 142 0 41 Shropshire 67 0 23 Somerset 69 1 15 Staffordshire 189 1 49 Suffolk 165 4 29 Surrey 149 1 44 Warwickshire 93 0 11 West Sussex 174 0 39 Wiltshire 69 0 29
Fires1,2 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1995 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England: Met counties 11,688 87 2,371 Greater Manchester 1,474 10 477 Merseyside 917 4 337 South Yorkshire 520 3 53 Tyne and Wear 773 2 201 West Midlands 2,145 9 287 West Yorkshire 913 7 225 Greater London 4,946 52 791 Wales 790 5 202 Clwyd 96 1 52 Dyfed 95 0 13 Gwent 89 0 25 Gwynedd 49 0 10 Mid Glamorgan 117 1 35 Powys 18 0 3 South Glamorgan 193 2 43 West Glamorgan 132 1 21 1 Including additional late call and heat and smoke damage incidents (not recorded prior to 1994). Figures are rounded and the components do not necessarily sum to the independently rounded totals. 2 Excluding fires confined to chimneys.
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Fires1,2 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1994 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England and Wales 19,836 123 4,052 England 19,107 121 3,863 England: Non-Met counties 7,404 42 1,631 Avon 452 2 63 Bedfordshire 124 1 40 Berkshire 158 0 46 Buckinghamshire 259 1 14 Cambridgeshire 127 0 26 Cheshire 225 1 35 Cleveland 191 0 25 Cornwall 56 0 16 Cumbria 166 2 29 Derbyshire 157 1 57 Devon 388 0 86 Dorset 161 1 44 Durham 65 0 17 East Sussex 468 2 88 Essex 288 0 77 Gloucestershire 80 1 27 Hampshire 379 4 116 Hereford and Worcester 145 0 27 Hertfordshire 194 3 37 Humberside 316 3 48 Isle of Wight 50 0 4 Kent 328 4 74 Lancashire 594 1 126 Leicestershire 158 0 35 Lincolnshire 84 1 14 Norfolk 180 0 47 North Yorkshire 101 2 35 Northamptonshire 123 2 29 Northumberland 57 0 9 Nottinghamshire 311 2 60 Oxfordshire 130 2 50 Shropshire 104 1 18 Somerset 39 1 6
Fires1,2 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1994 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties Staffordshire 227 0 38 Suffolk 129 0 26 Surrey 211 4 50 Warwickshire 61 0 31 West Sussex 95 0 44 Wiltshire 21 0 17 England: Met counties 11,703 79 2,232 Greater Manchester 1,426 13 416 Merseyside 855 5 279 South Yorkshire 605 2 92 Tyne and Wear 767 5 177 West Midlands 2,279 10 329 West Yorkshire 988 2 178 Greater London 4,783 42 761 Wales 728 2 189 Clwyd 96 0 37 Dyfed 101 0 12 Gwent 88 0 23 Gwynedd 72 0 15 Mid Glamorgan 100 1 24 Powys 14 0 3 South Glamorgan 119 1 53 West Glamorgan 137 0 22 1 Including additional late call and heat and smoke damage incidents (not recorded prior to 1994). Figures are rounded and the components do not necessarily sum to the independently rounded totals. 2 Excluding fires confined to chimneys.
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Fires1,2 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1993 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England and Wales 20,194 118 3,821 England 19,496 113 3,649 England: Non-Met counties 7,121 45 1,396 Avon 371 3 72 Bedfordshire 127 2 14 Berkshire 152 2 23 Buckinghamshire 197 1 11 Cambridgeshire 109 1 37 Cheshire 255 1 44 Cleveland 171 3 36 Cornwall 68 0 15 Cumbria 157 1 15 Derbyshire 139 0 43 Devon 332 1 82 Dorset 144 1 27 Durham 97 0 26 East Sussex 361 2 63 Essex 250 2 60 Gloucestershire 103 0 15 Hampshire 310 2 58 Hereford and Worcester 115 0 27 Hertfordshire 189 0 29 Humberside 287 0 55 Isle of Wight 49 1 4 Kent 336 2 53 Lancashire 587 4 126 Leicestershire 196 2 41 Lincolnshire 81 0 26 Norfolk 171 1 39
Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1993 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties North Yorkshire 136 0 23 Northamptonshire 121 0 25 Northumberland 62 2 11 Nottinghamshire 303 0 58 Oxfordshire 106 1 8 Shropshire 58 0 5 Somerset 74 3 10 Staffordshire 218 1 65 Suffolk 161 0 18 Surrey 179 2 69 Warwickshire 98 1 I1 West Sussex 164 3 40 Wiltshire 87 0 12 England: Met counties 12,375 68 2,253 Greater Manchester 1,664 7 510 Merseyside 944 2 272 South Yorkshire 607 3 85 Tyne and Wear 731 6 161 West Midlands 2,425 8 266 West Yorkshire 802 6 188 Greater London 5,202 36 771 Wales 698 5 172 Clwyd 76 0 12 Dyfed 58 2 25 Gwent 98 0 23 Gwynedd 70 0 18 Mid Glamorgan 116 2 30 Powys 8 0 1 South Glamorgan 154 1 30 West Glamorgan 118 0 33 1 Excluding fires confined to chimneys.
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Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1992 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England and Wales 19,407 175 3,860 England 18,746 169 3,708 England: Non-Met counties 6,813 58 1,495 Avon 361 1 50 Bedfordshire 125 4 17 Berkshire 163 2 39 Buckinghamshire 118 0 19 Cambridgeshire 94 1 16 Cheshire 200 1 34 Cleveland 174 2 41 Cornwall 80 2 17 Cumbria 161 0 22 Derbyshire 131 3 36 Devon 324 0 73 Dorset 175 3 52 Durham 73 1 12 East Sussex 419 7 111 Essex 276 3 78 Gloucestershire 109 0 32 Hampshire 341 2 72 Hereford and Worcester 131 0 19 Hertfordshire 181 1 18 Humberside 293 2 69 Isle of Wight 48 0 12 Kent 339 2 80 Lancashire 540 3 137
Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1992 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties Leicestershire 166 2 27 Lincolnshire 68 1 27 Norfolk 119 2 27 North Yorkshire 133 1 27 Northamptonshire 122 1 21 Northumberland 42 1 6 Nottinghamshire 276 3 60 Oxfordshire 115 1 34 Shropshire 65 0 10 Somerset 67 1 18 Staffordshire 178 1 51 Suffolk 147 0 16 Surrey 156 0 42 Warwickshire 92 1 14 West Sussex 139 0 37 Wiltshire 72 3 22 England: Met counties 11,933 111 2,213 Greater Manchester 1,675 12 454 Merseyside 863 8 245 South Yorkshire 565 3 78 Tyne and Wear 718 5 170 West Midlands 2,301 13 289 West Yorkshire 729 4 146 Greater London 5,082 66 831 Wales 661 6 152 Clwyd 85 1 35 Dyfed 66 1 19 Gwent 92 0 16 Gwynedd 57 1 9 Mid Glamorgan 96 0 17 Powys 13 0 1 South Glamorgan 162 2 35 West Glamorgan 90 1 20 1 Excluding fires confined to chimneys.
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Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1991 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England and Wales 18,687 142 3,731 England 18,054 133 3,566 England: Non-Met counties 6,438 35 1,320 Avon 379 3 74 Bedfordshire 125 1 21 Berkshire 137 1 48 Buckinghamshire 149 1 21 Cambridgeshire 111 1 38 Cheshire 226 1 38 Cleveland 140 0 26 Cornwall 66 1 19 Cumbria 109 1 17 Derbyshire 127 0 32 Devon 313 0 53 Dorset 159 0 36 Durham 77 0 17 East Sussex 351 6 60 Essex 257 2 71 Gloucestershire 127 0 18 Hampshire 308 0 57 Hereford and Worcester 130 1 30 Hertfordshire 161 2 20 Humberside 306 1 63
Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1991 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties Isle of Wight 48 0 6 Kent 320 1 54 Lancashire 473 3 84 Leicestershire 145 1 20 Lincolnshire 55 0 16 Norfolk 125 0 34 North Yorkshire 121 0 18 Northamptonshire 116 0 27 Northumberland 39 0 9 Nottinghamshire 305 3 65 Oxfordshire 100 0 25 Shropshire 70 2 4 Somerset 45 0 2 Staffordshire 179 0 67 Suffolk 121 0 11 Surrey 149 1 56 Warwickshire 90 0 32 West Sussex 110 2 20 Wiltshire 69 0 11 England: Met counties 11,616 98 2,246 Greater Manchester 1,798 14 505 Merseyside 882 4 260 South Yorkshire 446 3 75 Tyne and Wear 672 4 170 West Midlands 1,944 18 237 West Yorkshire 737 4 174 Greater London 5,137 51 825 Wales 633 9 165 Clwyd 93 1 25 Dyfed 47 0 11 Gwent 77 2 17 Gwynedd 59 0 12 Mid Glamorgan 103 2 37 Powys 10 0 0 South Glamorgan 176 4 50 West Glamorgan 68 0 13 1Excluding fires confined to chimneys.
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Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1990 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties England and Wales 18,288 165 3,472 England 17,735 162 3,341 England: Non-Met counties 5,981 68 1,251 Avon 295 3 43 Bedfordshire 101 1 21 Berkshire 157 2 11 Buckinghamshire 108 3 23 Cambridgeshire 83 1 10 Cheshire 228 2 38 Cleveland 128 1 32 Cornwall 68 0 18 Cumbria 89 2 15 Derbyshire 105 1 30 Devon 292 3 85 Dorset 139 3 33 Durham 59 0 15 East Sussex 313 9 71 Essex 269 4 73 Gloucestershire 105 0 22 Hampshire 319 3 44
Fires1 and casualties in multiple occupancy dwellings by brigade area, UK 1990 Multiple occupancy dwellings Fires Fatalities Non-fatal casualties Hereford and Worcester 127 0 19 Hertfordshire 181 1 46 Humberside 293 4 65 Isle of Wight 44 0 1 Kent 272 4 42 Lancashire 437 4 96 Leicestershire 151 1 29 Lincolnshire 47 0 13 Norfolk 113 2 37 North Yorkshire 123 2 23 Northamptonshire 122 0 28 Northumberland 40 0 8 Nottinghamshire 285 1 46 Oxfordshire 130 0 28 Shropshire 49 0 8 Somerset 47 0 7 Staffordshire 129 1 32 Suffolk 98 0 16 Surrey 156 4 50 Warwickshire 89 2 20 West Sussex 143 4 32 Wiltshire 47 0 21 England: Met counties 11,754 94 2,090 Greater Manchester 1,746 12 428 Merseyside 703 5 215 South Yorkshire 410 1 70 Tyne and Wear 767 4 187 West Midlands 2,056 9 240 West Yorkshire 717 9 159 Greater London 5,355 54 791 Wales 553 3 131 Clwyd 68 0 28 Dyfed 41 0 6 Gwent 74 1 20 Gwynedd 69 0 5 Mid Glamorgan 88 1 15 Powys 15 0 7 South Glamorgan 141 1 42 West Glamorgan 57 0 8 1Excluding fires confined to chimneys.