§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide details of the total number of people who were (a) killed and (b) injured as a result of fires in the following categories of houses in multiple occupation in England between September 1983 and December 1984 (i) detached, semi-detached or terraced houses in multiple occupation, (ii) hostels and (iii) hotels and guest houses.
§ Mr. Giles ShawInformation for 1984 is not yet available. Information for the year 1983 is given in the following table.
Casualties from fires in certain types of buildings England Number Casualties Fatal Non-fatal Detached, semi-detached or terraced houses in multiple occupation 59 748 Hostels and similar institutions* 3 54 Hotels, boarding houses, guest houses, motels* 7 67 * Corresponding figures for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are given in table 30 of "Fire Statistics United Kingdom 1983".