§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires occurred on United Kingdom livestock farms in each of the last five years; how many(a) poultry and (b) other animals died in farm fires in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. [39335]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThe available information is for fires in agricultural buildings attended by local authority fire brigades; livestock farms are not separately identified in the statistics. The latest year available is for 1993.
Fires in agricultural buildings1 showing poultry and other animals killed, United Kingdom 1989–93 Fires Animals killed Year Total in which animals died Poultry2 Other Total 1993 1,820 104 38,165 4,322 12,487 1992 2,050 123 442,808 4,651 47,459 1991 1,885 120 5188,483 6,147 194,630 1990 2,072 101 674,649 17,499 92,148 1989 2,233 121 758,967 16,382 75,349 Notes:
1 Includes buildings associated with agriculture, forestry and fishing.
2 Includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
3 Includes 3 fires killing 1,000 chickens, 3,000 chicks and 3,300 ducks.
4 Includes 7 fires killing 1,000, 1,000, 3,000, 5,500, 9,000, 9,600 and 15,000 chickens.
5 Includes 5 fires killing 5,000, 5,000, 13,000, 21,000 and 90,000 chickens.
6 Includes 5 fires killing 10,000, 18,000 and 30,000 chickens, 5,000 turkeys and 5,082 ducks.
7 Includes 3 fires killing 8,258, 18,000 and 27,000 chickens.
Source:
Home Office Fires Statistics.