§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many incidents of arson there were in(a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire in each year since January 1997. [81178]
§ Mr. LeslieIn 2000, the Fire Service in Buckinghamshire attended 1,263 fires where malicious or deliberate ignition was proved or suspected (these include fires which were recorded by the brigade as `doubtful'. This compares to 1,138 such fires in 1999, 967 in 1998 and 926 in 1997. Incident data are not available below brigade area level. 2000 is the latest year for which data are available.