§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the amount of losses by fire, calculated so as to include loss of production in addition to actual damage, in the years 1956 and 1966, respectively, expressed both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the gross national product.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe only available statistics are the estimates of annual fire losses published by the British Insurance Association, which relate to direct losses caused by fire and do not include consequential losses due to loss of production or other causes. The estimated United Kingdom fire losses were about £27.5 million in 1956 and about £82.3 million in 1966. The estimated losses for 1956 represented 0.15 per cent. of the gross national product for that year. The corresponding percentage for 1966 is not available, but the losses for 1965 represented 0.24 per cent. of the gross national product for that year.