§ Dr. Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate for the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available (a) the total numbers of (i) injuries and (ii) fatalities in fires cause by smoking and alcohol consumption, respectively, and (b) the total financial loss attributable to such fires.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1982, c. 314]: It is estimated that in 1980 fires attended by United Kingdom local authority fire brigades in which the reported source of ignition was smokers' materials or matches resulted in about 240 deaths and 1,600 non-fatal casualties.