§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has about the number of fires in homes subject to the Registered Homes Act 1984 in (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector which required the services of the fire brigade.
§ Mr. Giles ShawSeparate information on fires in homes subject to the Registered Homes Act 1984 is not available. The total numbers of firs attended by local authority fire brigades in England and Wales in 1984, in categories of premises which would include any such homes are:
Numbers Hospitals, including nursing homes 1,890 Residential welfare or charitable homes, including those for children, old people and the handicapped or disabled 968 These figures include premises in both the public and private sectors: pubic sector premises are not subject to the Registered Homes Act.