§ 40. Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have lost their lives in fires, other than in industrial premises, in the past six months to the nearest convenient date, compared with the same period five years ago, and 10 years ago, excluding Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. SharplesThe provisional figure for Great Britain for the last six months of 1971 is 278. For 1966 and 1961 annual figures only are readily available, and the relevant figures are 745 and 536.