HC Deb 16 February 1983 vol 37 c151W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many witnesses who had been hypnotised by the police to assist their recollection of events have subsequently given evidence in court.

Mr. Mayhew

No central records are kept of the use of hypnosis by the police, but it is thought that the number of witnesses who have been hypnotised and have subsequently given evidence in court is very small indeed.

Casualties from fires in dwellings by type of dwelling, age, sex and whether trapped*
United Kingdom Number of persons
1978† 1979
non-fatal fatal non-fatal fatal
total trapped total trapped total trapped total trapped
Dwellings in single occupation
Total casualties †3,503 906 †473 265 3,712 1,084 575 359
0–15 years 539 322 65 57 686 394 91 87
16–59 years, fire brigade 233 5 1 — 201 5 — —
16–59 years, other male 943 209 54 42 1,028 231 71 51
16–59 years, female 773 201 41 30 840 235 73 43
60 years or over, male 298 65 106 64 391 92 116 66
60 years or over, female 456 89 137 71 502 112 221 111
unspecified or unallocated †261 15 †69 1 64 15 3 1
Detached, semi-detached or terraced houses in multiple occupation
Total casualties 832 321 119 89 1,039 488 144 104
0–15 years 81 54 18 18 116 86 11 10
16–59 years, fire brigade 47 2 — — 68 — — —
16–59 years, other male 279 108 29 24 377 183 33 26
16–59 years, female 214 78 19 14 219 109 21 13
60 years or over, male 71 28 18 10 100 43 35 27
60 years or over, female 122 40 34 22 135 55 41 26
unspecified 18 11 1 1 24 12 3 2
Other dwellings in multiple occupation
Total casualties 850 341 91 57 1,224 613 137 98
0–15 years 118 87 7 7 201 151 14 10
16–59 years, fire brigade 37 — — — 80 — — —
16–59 years, other male 235 87 15 11 299 153 19 17
16–59 years, female 200 85 15 11 297 164 23 18
60 years or over, male 101 34 17 9 132 63 26 14
60 years or over, female 143 44 37 19 196 73 55 39
unspecified 16 4 — — 19 9 — —
Casualties in dwellings in multiple occupation of unspecified or unallocated type †153 1 †41 — 2 — 1 1
All casualties in dwellings in multiple occupation †1,835 663 †251 146 2,265 1,101 282 203