Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of fire inspections in England and Wales for the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
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§ Mr. MellorInformation on numbers of fire prevention inspections undertaken in 1983 is not yet available. The information relating to 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 is as follows:
Fire Prevention Inspections Number of inspections* Use of premises 1979 1980 1981 1982 A. Premises required to have fire certificate under Fire Precautions Act 1971 193,986 188,865 187,888 197,647 B. Residential accommodation 52,163 45,240 53,460 61,246 C. Non-residential accommodation 210,315 198,421 232,986 227,889 D. Other establishments 3,902 3,225 3,433 3,415 E. Petroleum and explosives† 127,439 127,189 133,440 124,494 Total 587,805 562,940 611,207 614,691 Notes:
* The inspections undertaken were of various types, including full inspections, inspections of specific items, follow-up inspections, re-inspections and routine inspections.
† Although most fire brigades have some involvement in the enforcement of petroleum and explosives legislation, the degree of involvement varies from brigade to brigade.