College Fires Sarah Teather To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many fires there have been in (a) further education colleges and (b) higher education institutions in each region in the last 10 years. Angela E. Smith [holding answer 30 November 2006]: I have been asked to reply. The available information covers fires attended by fire and rescue services occurring in further education establishments, these include the full range of colleges, institutions and universities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1996|1997|1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|12005| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |England |494 |474 |452 |478 |406 |467 |367 |409 |438 |422 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West |79 |54 |65 |58 |54 |68 |79 |83 |102 |91 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East |54 |24 |53 |48 |44 |29 |24 |36 |31 |27 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber |71 |55 |27 |39 |41 |33 |20 |36 |42 |34 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |60 |76 |80 |76 |56 |69 |53 |54 |51 |55 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands |20 |52 |17 |52 |26 |36 |27 |28 |38 |33 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East of England |36 |29 |32 |49 |29 |59 |44 |44 |13 |44 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East |60 |80 |73 |69 |90 |51 |57 |38 |78 |59 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South West |41 |41 |36 |41 |26 |45 |26 |26 |31 |32 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |73 |63 |69 |46 |40 |77 |37 |64 |52 |47 | 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Excludes fires during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003.2. Figures for 1996-2004 are based on sampled data grossed to fire and rescue service totals.Source:Fire and rescue service returns to the Department for Communities and Local Government| | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------