Smoke Alarms

HC Deb 18 December 1990 vol 183 cc129-31W

Mr. Gregory

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent by his Department on public safety campaigns encouraging the use of domestic smoke alarms in each of the last five years; how much money is budgeted for the current year; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The Scottish Home and Health Department has spent the following amounts in connection with these campaigns:

	£
1987–88	7,500
1988–89	89,000
1989–90	51,000
11990–91	84,000
1 Estimate.

The Department will continue to encourage the installation of domestic smoke alarms in Scotland through media advertising and the provision of publicity material to the eight Scottish fire brigades for their local campaigns.