To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires occurred on United Kingdom livestock farms in each of the last five years; how many (a) poultry and (b) other animals died in farm fires in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. [39335]
The available information is for fires in agricultural buildings attended by local authority fire brigades; livestock farms are not separately identified in the statistics. The latest year available is for 1993.
| Fires in agricultural buildings1 showing poultry and other animals killed, United Kingdom 1989–93 | |||||
| Fires | Animals killed | ||||
| Year | Total | in which animals died | Poultry2 | Other | Total |
| 1993 | 1,820 | 104 | 38,165 | 4,322 | 12,487 |
| 1992 | 2,050 | 123 | 442,808 | 4,651 | 47,459 |
| 1991 | 1,885 | 120 | 5188,483 | 6,147 | 194,630 |
| 1990 | 2,072 | 101 | 674,649 | 17,499 | 92,148 |
| 1989 | 2,233 | 121 | 758,967 | 16,382 | 75,349 |
Notes:
1 Includes buildings associated with agriculture, forestry and fishing.
2 Includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
3 Includes 3 fires killing 1,000 chickens, 3,000 chicks and 3,300 ducks.
4 Includes 7 fires killing 1,000, 1,000, 3,000, 5,500, 9,000, 9,600 and 15,000 chickens.
5 Includes 5 fires killing 5,000, 5,000, 13,000, 21,000 and 90,000 chickens.
6 Includes 5 fires killing 10,000, 18,000 and 30,000 chickens, 5,000 turkeys and 5,082 ducks.
7 Includes 3 fires killing 8,258, 18,000 and 27,000 chickens.
Source:
Home Office Fires Statistics.