To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many times the Lisburn Road Fire Station has been called upon to deal with (a) fires in wheelie or similar bins and (b) street rubbish fires in the (i) Lisburn Road, (ii) University and (iii) Holyland areas in the last 12 months. (101809)

The number of occasions on which the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has been called upon to deal with fires of a nature referred to in the question are set out in the table. Many of these incidents, including all those in the area known as the Holyland, are actually covered by Central Fire Station rather than Lisburn Road Fire Station.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to Lord Laird of 12 July 2006, Official Report, column WA124, which indicates the action being taken to reduce such incidents.