§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the number of people(a) killed and (b) injured as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning in (i) 1993, (ii) 1994, and (iii) 1995. [9618]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 16 January 1996]: The annual totals of people in Great Britain accidentally killed by carbon monoxide from flammable gas, as recorded by the Health and Safety Executive, are:
Year Number of fatalities1 1993 31 1994 230 1995 n/a 1The totals do not include fatalities from carbon monoxide generated by solid fuel and oil. These figures are not yet available from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. 2Provisional. n/a = no figures yet available.
The estimated annual number of people injured in the United Kingdom as a result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning are as follows:
Heating-appliance related Not heating-appliance related Total1 1993 105 42 147 1994 211 273 485 1995 n/a n/a n/a 1Estimates from the DTI Home Accident Surveillance System, which excludes accidents in the work place. n/a = no estimates yet available.