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Fire and Rescue Services
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) deliberate fires and (b) deliberate vehicle fires there were in England in each year since 199697. [66441]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The table shows the number of deliberate primary fires attended by the fire and rescue service in England in each year since 199697.
Deliberate primary fires by location of fire, England199697 to 200405
| Total | Road vehicles | Other locations
|
199697 | 72,040 | 36,454 | 35,586
|
199798 | 68,399 | 36,045 | 32,353
|
199899 | 72,358 | 42,631 | 29,727
|
19992000 | 87,457 | 54,499 | 32,959
|
200001 | 90,652 | 59,057 | 31,595
|
200102 | 104,468 | 68,634 | 35,833
|
200203(49) | 100,713 | 67,296 | 33,416
|
200304 | 93,214 | 58,738 | 34,476
|
200405(50) | 73,013 | 44,482 | 28,531
|
(49) Includes estimates for incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 200203.
(50) Data for 200405 are provisional.
Source:
Fire and Rescue Service FDR1 returns to ODPM.
Mr. Pickles:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what targets he has set for reducing the number of deliberate fires. [66442]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has a public service agreement target to reduce the number of accidental fire related deaths in the home by 20 per cent. by 31 March 2010 and to achieve a 10 per cent. reduction in deliberate fires by 31 March 2010.
Deliberate primary fires have fallen again in the latest year; 69,900 were recorded in the 12 months to 30 June 2005, a fall of 20 per cent. compared with the previous year. This is 26 per cent. below the 2010 PSA target of 94,000.
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Andrew Rosindell:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many large outbreaks of fire there have been in each of the last eight years in (a) Romford, (b) Havering and(c) Greater London; and if he will make a statement. [67027]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The following tables show the number of primary fires attended by the fire and rescue service in each year from 19972004. Data for constituencies and local authorities are held centrally only for 2002 onwards.
Primary fires in Greater London, 1997 to 2004
Location | Greater London
|
1997 | 19,650
|
1998 | 19,292
|
1999 | 21,385
|
2000 | 21,752
|
2001 | 22,117
|
2002(51) | 20,040
|
2003(51) | 19,900
|
2004 | 17,348
|
(51) Includes estimates for incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003
Source:
Fire and Rescue Service FDR1 returns to ODPM.
Primary fires in Romford constituency and Havering local authority, 200204
Location | (52)2002 | (52)2003 | 2004
|
Havering LA | 330 | 472 | 382
|
Romford Constituency | 108 | 140 | 117
|
% assigned to LA and constituency | 71 | 95 | 96
|
(52) Excludes incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003
Note:
Primary fires include all fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures or any fire involving casualties, rescues, or fires attended by five or more appliances.
Source:
Neighbourhood Statistics derived from Fire and Rescue Service FDR1 returns to ODPM.
Andrew Rosindell:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been allocated for fire and rescue services to each London borough in each of the last eight years. [67015]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The fire and rescue service is partially funded by formula grant. Formula grant comprises revenue support grant, redistributed business rates and principal formula police grant. The Greater London Authority receives the funding with respect to both police and non-police services including fire. The non-police amounts are as follows:
| Formula grant
|
199899 | 209.696
|
19992000 | 217.821
|
200001 | 238.040
|
200102 | 254.838
|
200203 | 266.870
|
200304 | 258.022
|
200405 | 268.401
|
200506 | 277.093
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It is a matter for the Greater London Authority to decide the distribution of funding among the fire and rescue services in each borough.
Mr. Dismore:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total annual budget for each fire authority in England was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the budget deficit was in each case where this occurred. [65667]
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Jim Fitzpatrick:
The annual budget of a local authority is usually measured by its budget requirement. This must not change between (forecast) budget and (actual) outturn. Also, prior to 1 April 2004, the budget requirement for combined fire authorities in shire areas was zero as fire authority expenditure was financed entirely by payments from county or unitary councils in their area.
To give a more consistent picture across the last 10 years I have tabled the service expenditure of each single purpose fire authority in England for each of the last ten years for which data are available.
Total service expenditure by single purpose fire authorities for each year from 199596 to 200405
£ thousands
| | 199596 | 199697 | 199798 | 199899 | 19992000
|
E6101 | Avon Combined Fire Authority(53) | | 24,220 | 25,622 | 27,052 | 28,544
|
E6102 | Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 14,113 | 14,427 | 16,107
|
E6103 | Berkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 18,617 | 20,054
|
E6104 | Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 13,383 | 14,045 | 14,342
|
E6105 | Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 14,845 | 16,369
|
E6106 | Cheshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 24,378 | 26,976
|
E6107 | Cleveland Combined Fire Authority(53) | | 20,909 | 21,396 | 21,771 | 23,013
|
E6110 | Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 20,382 | 23,021 | 23,706
|
E6111 | Devon Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 28,717 | 30,999
|
E6112 | Dorset Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 15,039 | 16,635 | 17,385
|
E6113 | Durham Combined Fire Authority(53) | | . | 16,399 | 16,675 | 17,451
|
E6114 | East Sussex Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 19,827 | 20,055 | 22,488
|
E6115 | Essex Combined Fire Authority(53) | | _ | | 42,472 | 45,085
|
E6117 | Hampshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 33,466 | 35,921 | 39,421
|
E6118 | Hereford & Worcester Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 16,661 | 17,529
|
E6120 | Humberside Combined Fire Authority(53) | | 24,742 | 26,638 | 27,733 | 28,691
|
E6122 | Kent Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 42,388 | 45,176
|
E6123 | Lancashire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 40,939 | 43,113
|
E6124 | Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 17,358 | 19,188 | 19,836
|
E6127 | North Yorkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | 16,038 | 17,090 | 17,449 | 19,132
|
E6130 | Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | | 25,804 | 27,294
|
E6132 | Shropshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | . | | 11,368 | 12,503
|
E6134 | Staffordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 23,043 | 24,150 | 25,053
|
E6139 | Wiltshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | | | 11,900 | 12,484 | 13,483
|
E6142 | Greater Manchester Fire and CD Authority | 70,409 | 73,474 | 77,164 | 79,733 | 81,512
|
E6143 | Merseyside Fire and CD Authority | 47,187 | 52,737 | 52,113 | 55,166 | 57,804
|
E6144 | South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority | 30,491 | 31,257 | 33,244 | 36,004 | 38,293
|
E6145 | Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority | 35,889 | 36,983 | 38,002 | 41,907 | 41,451
|
E6146 | West Midlands Fire and CD Authority | 67,469 | 69,578 | 73,645 | 77,775 | 80,982
|
E6147 | West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority | 53,017 | 54,574 | 57,280 | 59,920 | 63,221
|
E6160 | London Fire and CD Authority2 | 250,060 | 259,190 | 265,489 | 275,287 | 280,626
|
£m
| | 200001 | 200102 | 200203 | 2003042 | 2004052
|
E6101 | Avon Combined Fire Authority(53) | 29,924 | 31,332 | 33,837 | 34,935 | 39,700
|
E6102 | Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 16,158 | 17,405 | 18,645 | 20,250 | 21,726
|
E6103 | Berkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 21,066 | 22,434 | 23,803 | 26,230 | 29,594
|
E6104 | Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 15,786 | 16,525 | 17,393 | 19,685 | 19,594
|
E6105 | Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 17,306 | 18,171 | 18,527 | 22,346 | 23,858
|
E6106 | Cheshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 25,538 | 27,815 | 28,726 | 33,945 | 40,332
|
E6107 | Cleveland Combined Fire Authority(53) | 24,096 | 25,491 | 26,710 | 30,013 | 33,350
|
E6110 | Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 25,065 | 25,839 | 26,893 | 26,963 | 31,152
|
E6111 | Devon Combined Fire Authority(53) | 32,513 | 33,997 | 36,227 | 39,023 | 44,272
|
E6112 | Dorset Combined Fire Authority(53) | 18,080 | 18,966 | 20,258 | 17,509 | 23,541
|
E6113 | Durham Combined Fire Authority(53) | 18,330 | 20,084 | 20,758 | 23,949 | 23,407
|
E6114 | East Sussex Combined Fire Authority(53) | 23,306 | 24,348 | 26,934 | 20,937 | 31,825
|
E6115 | Essex Combined Fire Authority(53) | 47,383 | 49,691 | 51,591 | 54,349 | 59,430
|
E6117 | Hampshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 40,743 | 44,711 | 47,597 | 51,390 | 54,919
|
E6118 | Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire Authority(53) | 17,766 | 19,455 | 20,768 | 22,399 | 24,519
|
E6120 | Humberside Combined Fire Authority(53) | 30,598 | 31,291 | 32,532 | 32,595 | 38,193
|
E6122 | Kent Combined Fire Authority(53) | 46,105 | 48,054 | 49,743 | 52,927 | 56,669
|
E6123 | Lancashire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 44,243 | 45,905 | 48,467 | 51,791 | 55,642
|
E6124 | Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 21,117 | 22,075 | 23,330 | 24,871 | 29,396
|
E6127 | North Yorkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 18,663 | 20,087 | 23,348 | 21,515 | 21,053
|
E6130 | Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 28,221 | 30,290 | 31,722 | 33,127 | 37,378
|
E6132 | Shropshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 12,688 | 12,796 | 14,545 | 15,363 | 16,183
|
E6134 | Staffordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 25,347 | 27,350 | 28,807 | 31,546 | 34,207
|
E6139 | Wiltshire Combined Fire Authority(53) | 15,126 | 15,764 | 16,840 | 17,383 | 19,299
|
E6142 | Greater Manchester Fire and CD Authority | 86,244 | 89,300 | 94,729 | 92,638 | 97,625
|
E6143 | Merseyside Fire and CD Authority | 58,847 | 61,022 | 62,525 | 60,564 | 65,715
|
E6144 | South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority | 37,880 | 41,470 | 43,371 | 42,640 | 50,143
|
E6145 | Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority | 44,559 | 45,905 | 48,449 | 45,362 | 50,180
|
E6146 | West Midlands Fire and CD Authority | 83,252 | 87,781 | 90,682 | 87,491 | 99,285
|
E6147 | West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority | 64,657 | 67,508 | 71,156 | 69,864 | 78,940
|
E6160 | London Fire and CD Authority(55) | | | | |
|
(53) Fire authorities did not exist until the first year shown and were created following local government reorganisation. All fire services were previously provided by the county council.
(54) Figures for 200304 and 200405 are presented on a Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17) basis. All other years are presented on a non-FRS17 basis.
(55) London Fire Authority became part of the Greater London Authority in 200001.
Source:
ODPM Revenue Outturn (RO) returns 199596 to 200405RS data.
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Mr. Gordon Prentice:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions during 2005 the fire brigade was called out to deal with incidents in hotels and similar establishments where a fire alarm had been triggered by cigarette smoke and there was no fire; what estimate he has made of the cost; and if he will make a statement. [67561]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The information requested is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.