Fire Deaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the total number of reductions of accidental fire-related deaths in the home has been in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on fire safety campaigns in each year. (115709)

The information required is provided in the following table:

Year	Deaths in accidental dwelling fires	Year	Fire safety media budget (£ million)
2001	321	2001-02	¹—
2002	265	2002-03	4.8
2003	302	2003-04	6.3
2004	230	2004-05	5.7
2005	212	2005-06	4.3
¹Information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Statistics for fire deaths in dwellings is recorded by calendar year. Budget for the fire safety media campaign is allocated on a financial year basis.

Volume 455: debated on Monday 15 January 2007