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John McDonnell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) primary and (b) secondary fires there were in England in each year since 1981; and how many dwelling fires there were in England in each year since 1976. [86803]
Angela E. Smith:
The information requested is tabulated as follows:
| Primary, dwelling and secondary fires attended by fire and rescue services, England: 1976 to 2004 |
| Thousand |
| | Total primary fires | Dwelling fires | Secondary fires |
|
1976
|
—
|
39.8
|
—
|
|
1977
|
—
|
40.1
|
—
|
|
1978
|
—
|
39.6
|
—
|
|
1979
|
—
|
48.4
|
—
|
|
1980
|
—
|
42.2
|
—
|
|
1981
|
113.0
|
44.4
|
112.9
|
|
1982
|
118.8
|
44.2
|
126.2
|
|
1983
|
122.4
|
45.0
|
132.6
|
|
1984
|
129.1
|
45.6
|
169.8
|
|
1985
|
131.0
|
48.5
|
125.6
|
|
1986
|
134.1
|
49.1
|
122.5
|
|
1987
|
135.0
|
49.4
|
102.9
|
|
1988
|
135.7
|
50.0
|
118.2
|
|
1989
|
144.5
|
50.1
|
194.0
|
|
1990
|
146.0
|
48.7
|
210.7
|
|
1991
|
155.8
|
49.4
|
156.3
|
|
1992
|
162.5
|
50.2
|
148.8
|
|
1993
|
160.2
|
50.7
|
168.6
|
|
1994
|
159.4
|
52.0
|
195.8
|
|
1995
|
161.3
|
52.2
|
300.2
|
|
1996
|
168.6
|
56.6
|
226.7
|
|
1997
|
164.5
|
57.6
|
189.5
|
|
1998
|
163.4
|
56.5
|
146.3
|
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24 July 2006 : Column 814W
|
1999
|
178.8
|
57.5
|
180.0
|
|
2000
|
180.0
|
56.2
|
179.8
|
|
2001
|
188.4
|
54.8
|
229.5
|
|
2002
|
182.6
|
51.6
|
225.9
|
|
2003
|
176.8
|
51.1
|
308.5
|
|
2004
|
150.9
|
48.1
|
192.0
|
Notes:
1. Data collection methods have varied over time, so categories may not be consistent throughout the period.
2. Data includes estimates for incidents not recorded in November 2002 and January and February 2003 during industrial action.
Source:
Fire and Rescue Service returns to DCLG.
|
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many deliberate (a) vehicle fires and (b) fires there were in each London borough in each of the last five years. [86836]
Angela E. Smith:
Information provided by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) is showing in the following tables:
| Deliberate vehicle fires attended by London Fire Brigade by borough |
| | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
729
|
478
|
403
|
275
|
200
|
|
Barnet
|
195
|
229
|
200
|
138
|
180
|
|
Bexley
|
362
|
276
|
254
|
162
|
137
|
|
Brent
|
195
|
170
|
164
|
123
|
133
|
|
Bromley
|
569
|
461
|
375
|
299
|
336
|
|
Camden
|
147
|
120
|
81
|
57
|
61
|
|
City of London
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Croydon
|
389
|
257
|
252
|
179
|
198
|
|
Ealing
|
316
|
278
|
220
|
142
|
145
|
|
Enfield
|
451
|
326
|
318
|
210
|
181
|
|
Greenwich
|
576
|
462
|
448
|
332
|
279
|
|
Hackney
|
585
|
399
|
267
|
139
|
156
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
51
|
67
|
46
|
26
|
24
|
|
Haringey
|
289
|
281
|
242
|
140
|
125
|
|
Harrow
|
150
|
138
|
74
|
49
|
36
|
|
Havering
|
377
|
333
|
330
|
201
|
196
|
|
Hillingdon
|
645
|
515
|
345
|
229
|
171
|
|
Hounslow
|
417
|
371
|
283
|
177
|
176
|
|
Islington
|
330
|
222
|
189
|
67
|
107
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
32
|
31
|
26
|
23
|
21
|
|
Kingston-upon-Thames
|
133
|
96
|
120
|
124
|
51
|
|
Lambeth
|
234
|
179
|
144
|
92
|
104
|
|
Lewisham
|
267
|
255
|
185
|
117
|
131
|
|
Merton
|
253
|
205
|
157
|
102
|
93
|
|
Newham
|
830
|
579
|
441
|
237
|
215
|
|
Redbridge
|
332
|
222
|
177
|
124
|
132
|
|
Richmond-upon-Thames
|
46
|
48
|
33
|
25
|
28
|
|
Southwark
|
399
|
310
|
222
|
171
|
130
|
|
Sutton
|
162
|
140
|
145
|
73
|
68
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
624
|
505
|
357
|
298
|
252
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
211
|
194
|
192
|
114
|
121
|
|
Wandsworth
|
127
|
92
|
112
|
56
|
54
|
|
Westminster
|
34
|
41
|
34
|
17
|
32
|
