§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each fire authority, grouped into(a) London area, (b) metropolitan areas, (c) shire counties and (d) shire unitary authorities for each year from 1992 to date, (i) the number of fire call—outs, (ii) the average call out time for urban areas and rural areas, (iii) the number of fatalities and injuries, (iv) the number of fatalities and injuries per head of population and (v) the totals of (i) to (iv) for each grouped fire authority (a) to (d); and if he will make a statement. [123903]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienInformation is not available in the exact form requested as statistics are compiled by brigade area. Tables showing the following information for fires attended by local authority fire brigades in England and Wales during the period 1992 to 1998: (i) the total number of fires and the number of fires involving property and/or casualties (primary fires). The figure for total fires (comprises property fires and those involving casualties (i.e. primary fires), small outdoor fires (i.e. secondary fires) and chimney fires); (ii) the average response time in minutes from receipt of the first call to the brigade to time of arrival, split by urban and rural areas within the brigade; and (iii) the number of fatal and non-fatal casualties involved in fires and rates per million head of the population have been placed in the Library.