§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated for injuries caused by fireworks in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [60265]
§ Dr. HowellsI have been asked to reply.
The DTI's annual census of firework injuries is conducted over a four week period taking in the run-up to 5 November and a few days afterwards. In the last ten years the number of people treated in Accident and Emergency departments in Great Britain during this period was as follows:
Year Number 1987 960 1988 877 1989 800 1990 805 1991 723 1992 942 1993 1,058 1994 1,574 1995 1,530 1996 1,233 1997 908 No reliable estimates of injuries outside this period can be made because the numbers involved are too small to be extrapolated from data in the Home Accident Surveillance System.
DH: Childcare provision and cost to parents: 1996–97 and 1997–98 Playscheme (cost to parent per child) Subsidised nursery (cost to parent per child) Childcare vouchers (value of vouchers) London 24 place on-site holiday playscheme 5-12 years (£6 per day) 25 subsidised places (50% of costs of £105-£169) Leeds 40 place off-site holiday playscheme 5-14 years shared with Benefits Agency (£6.50 per day until 1/98, then £8.00 per day) 30 place on-site nursery shared with Benefits Agency (£84.45 per week) NHSPA c.20 places taken up at off-site holiday playscheme (£5.50 per day) North Thames Regional Office c.22 x £25 vouchers, for those in post at 1/4/96, one per family per week 0-5 years South Thames Regional Office As above Notes:
- 1. The Department' staff in London also had access to the Westminster holiday playscheme. Around 4 parents took up places in each scheme.
- 2. During 1996–97 and part of 1997–98, the Department's staff had use of the Childcare Solutions telephone helpline. This provided information and advice on childcare in local areas free of charge and was used by 70 staff.