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Fire is a devolved matter and Home Office is responsible only for fire in England.<\/p>

Home Office publishes incident level statistics on dwelling fires in England including cause of fire and ignition power, and on fire-related fatalities in England including cause of fire. These can be found in the \u2018Dwelling fires dataset\u2019 and \u2018Fire-related dataset\u2019 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-incident-level-datasets<\/a><\/p>

From these, the data in the tables below can be extracted. Record level information is published from 2010/11 - although the national Incident Recording System began in April 2009 there are a few minor issues with the 2009/10 records which mean that, while statistics at higher levels are robust, some of the incident level records are not of a sufficient quality to publish.<\/p>

The most recent estimates of the economic cost of fire were published by the Department for Communities and Local Government for 2008. This can be found here: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121105004836/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/1838338.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1. Number of dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019, where the ignition power was either electricity or gas.<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Ignition power<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Electric<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Gas<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

6,778<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

307<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

6,595<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

256<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

6,851<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

272<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

6,462<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

245<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

6,487<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

201<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

6,247<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

194<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

6,374<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

202<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

6,386<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

182<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Table 2. Number of fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Fire-related fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fire fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

29<\/p><\/td>

12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

11%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td>

8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

92<\/p><\/td>

35%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Note that 71 of the 92 fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019 in 2017/18 (Table 2) are from the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1561", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Nick Hurd"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "221727"} , {"_value" : "221730"} , {"_value" : "221731"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-21T17:04:26.703Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Housing: Fires"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires in residential properties have been caused by gas faults in the last (a) 12 months, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4034", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Makerfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvonne Fovargue"} ], "uin" : "221725"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061219", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061219/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Fire is a devolved matter and Home Office is responsible only for fire in England.<\/p>

Home Office publishes incident level statistics on dwelling fires in England including cause of fire and ignition power, and on fire-related fatalities in England including cause of fire. These can be found in the \u2018Dwelling fires dataset\u2019 and \u2018Fire-related dataset\u2019 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-incident-level-datasets<\/a><\/p>

From these, the data in the tables below can be extracted. Record level information is published from 2010/11 - although the national Incident Recording System began in April 2009 there are a few minor issues with the 2009/10 records which mean that, while statistics at higher levels are robust, some of the incident level records are not of a sufficient quality to publish.<\/p>

The most recent estimates of the economic cost of fire were published by the Department for Communities and Local Government for 2008. This can be found here: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121105004836/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/1838338.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1. Number of dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019, where the ignition power was either electricity or gas.<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Ignition power<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Electric<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Gas<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

6,778<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

307<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

6,595<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

256<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

6,851<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

272<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

6,462<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

245<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

6,487<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

201<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

6,247<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

194<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

6,374<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

202<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

6,386<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

182<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Table 2. Number of fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Fire-related fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fire fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

29<\/p><\/td>

12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

11%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td>

8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

92<\/p><\/td>

35%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Note that 71 of the 92 fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019 in 2017/18 (Table 2) are from the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1561", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Nick Hurd"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "221725"} , {"_value" : "221730"} , {"_value" : "221731"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-21T17:04:26.767Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electrical Safety: Fires"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires caused by electrical faults there have been in residential properties in the last (a) year, (b) five years and (c) 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4034", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Makerfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvonne Fovargue"} ], "uin" : "221727"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061222", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061222/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Fire is a devolved matter and Home Office is responsible only for fire in England.<\/p>

Home Office publishes incident level statistics on dwelling fires in England including cause of fire and ignition power, and on fire-related fatalities in England including cause of fire. These can be found in the \u2018Dwelling fires dataset\u2019 and \u2018Fire-related dataset\u2019 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-incident-level-datasets<\/a><\/p>

From these, the data in the tables below can be extracted. Record level information is published from 2010/11 - although the national Incident Recording System began in April 2009 there are a few minor issues with the 2009/10 records which mean that, while statistics at higher levels are robust, some of the incident level records are not of a sufficient quality to publish.<\/p>

The most recent estimates of the economic cost of fire were published by the Department for Communities and Local Government for 2008. This can be found here: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121105004836/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/1838338.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1. Number of dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019, where the ignition power was either electricity or gas.<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Ignition power<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Electric<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Gas<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fires<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

6,778<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

307<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

6,595<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

256<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

6,851<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

272<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

6,462<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

245<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

6,487<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

201<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

6,247<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

194<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

6,374<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

202<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

6,386<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

182<\/p><\/td>

1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Table 2. Number of fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Fire-related fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Financial year<\/p><\/td>

Number<\/p><\/td>

% of all dwelling fire fatalities<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

29<\/p><\/td>

12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

11%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td>

8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

92<\/p><\/td>

35%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Note that 71 of the 92 fire-related fatalities in dwelling fires caused by \u2018faulty fuel supplies\u2019 or \u2018faulty appliances and leads\u2019 in 2017/18 (Table 2) are from the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1561", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Nick Hurd"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "221725"} , {"_value" : "221727"} , {"_value" : "221731"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-21T17:04:26.827Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electrical Safety: Fires"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been injured or killed by fires caused by electrical faults in residential properties in the last (a) year, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4034", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Makerfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yvonne Fovargue"} ], "uin" : "221730"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1024057", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1024057/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Of the eligible Universal Credit Full Service claims due a payment in October 2018 (990,000 claims \u2013 rounded to the nearest 10,000):<\/p>