HC Deb 07 February 1985 vol 72 c656W
Mr. Dobson

asked 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 Shaw

Information 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".

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