§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many call-outs the London fire brigade received in each of the last five years for fires on the London Underground.
§ Mr. PortilloLondon Underground Ltd. do not have information available in the form requested for the period specified. I understand that the numbers of fire and smoke incidents recorded by London Underground for the past five years are as follows:
Number 1984 520 1985 335 1986 505 1987 844 1988 1,248 Changes in reporting arrangements within London Underground during the period mean that one year is not strictly comparable with another. These changes include the ones made after the King's Cross fire, as I indicated in the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) on 10 January.