§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent in each of the past 10 years by his Department and by local authorities in promoting fire prevention in relation to fires in the home and to fires in commercial and trade premises.
§ Mr. RossI regret I have no information on the expenditure incurred by fire authorities specifically on promoting fire prevention measures. Their efforts are supplemented centrally by the Home Departments, the Central Office of Information and the Scottish Information Office, who work closely together and incur expenditure jointly. The total expenditure on the promotion of fire prevention measures in Scotland cannot be separately identified.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what use is made by the Government of television, of radio and of advertisements in newspapers to promote fire prevention in the home.
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§ Mr. RossThe Government make wide use of television and radio for fire prevention publicity, including the promotion of fire prevention measures in the home, and much assistance is given editorially by the Press.