§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries were caused by fireworks in each of the last 10 years. [9603]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe number of deaths and injuries caused by fireworks in each of the last 10 years is given in the following table. The seriousness of injuries is not separately identified in the annual statistics.
Total number of accidents Deaths 2000 972 2 1999 1,056 0 1998 831 0 1997 908 0 1996 1,233 2 1995 1,530 0 1994 1,574 2 1993 1,058 0 1992 942 0 1991 723 0 1990 805 0