§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of fires caused by cigarettes in each of the last five years; and how many deaths there were in such fires. [166841]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information requested is in the following table:
Fires and fatal casualties in fires attended by United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Services that were started by cigarettes and other tobacco products, UK, 1998–2002 Fires1 Fatal casualties 1998 8,134 160 1999 7,919 130 2000 6,660 143 2001 6,839 146 20022 6,192 123 1Estimate based on sampled data. 2 Excluding a period of 10 days of industrial action in November 2002