§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many injuries there were from fireworks, per 1,000,000 fireworks sold, for each year since 1962; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. John FraserThe first year for which this information is available is 1969. The figures for 1969 and subsequent years, for Great Britain as a whole, are as follows:
Year Sales (millions) Total injuries Injuries per million sales 1969 … 300 1,669 5.6 1970 … 156 1,164 7.5 1971 … 162 1,055 6.5 1972 … 178 1,268 7.1 1973 … 159 1,209 7.6 1974 … 155 896 5.8 1975 … 148 739 5.0