HC Deb 25 July 1985 vol 83 c661W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have died in domestic gas explosions in Scotland in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information is not available in the form requested. The following table shows the number of deaths in Scotland as a result of fires and/or explosions involving gas in domestic premises since 1977.

Year Number of deaths
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985* 2
* First six months provisional.

Note: Statistics pre-1977 are incomplete.