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Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoke Alarms (8 Jun 2009)

Sadiq Khan: Smoke alarms are not designed to prevent fires. It is therefore not possible to make a causal link between the number of dwelling fires and smoke alarm ownership. The alarms are designed to alert people to the presence of a fire and thereby prevent deaths and injuries. The percentage of households with a smoke alarm increased from 8 per cent. in 1988 to 83 per cent. in 2000. There were 64,200...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoke Alarms (6 May 2009)

Sadiq Khan: It has been our policy for some time that smoke alarms have a vital role to play in saving lives as they provide the vital early warning of fire and therefore help people to escape. Since 1987, the Government have conducted high profile national and regional television campaigns promoting smoke alarms which have proved very successful. Ownership has increased from 9 per cent. in 1987 to the...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoke Alarms (28 Apr 2009)

Sadiq Khan: ...per cent. from the 2006 figure of 233 accidental dwelling fire deaths. This is the lowest figure for accidental dwelling fire deaths in England since 1981. It has been our policy for some time that smoke alarms have a vital role to play in saving lives as they provide the vital early warning of fire and therefore help people to escape. Since 1987, the Government have conducted high profile...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fires: Domestic Waste (27 Apr 2009)

Sadiq Khan: ... 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 West Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 (1) Including additional late call and heat and smoke damage incidents (not recorded prior to 1994). (2) Figures are based on sampled data weighted to true brigade totals. (2) Figures for 2007 are provisional and subject to change. Source: CLG...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fires: Domestic Waste (23 Apr 2009)

Sadiq Khan: ... 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 West Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 (1) Including additional late call and heat and smoke damage incidents (not recorded prior to 1994). (2) Figures are based on sampled data weighted to true brigade totals. (3) Figures for 2007 are provisional and subject to change. Source: CLG...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Race Equality (12 Mar 2009)

Sadiq Khan: ...in state schools and children's centres, neighbourhood renewal, tax credits for working parents, the minimum wage and the steps that we have taken to deal with public health issues such as obesity, smoking cessation and sexually transmitted diseases, he will see that they have indirectly targeted and helped those so-called forgotten communities. I therefore do not accept that those...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fires: Injuries (27 Jan 2009)

Sadiq Khan: Statistics concerning the number of deaths and injuries in dwelling fires, attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England, from 2003 to 2007, that were caused by (i) smokers materials and (ii) that occurred in fires where a smoke alarm was either absent or did not operate are set out in the following tables. Figures for 2007 are provisional. Table 1: Casualties from fires in dwellings,...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Prevention (15 Jan 2009)

Sadiq Khan: ...'s success in reducing domestic fire deaths. The success of the Fire Kills campaign has been largely due to a series of national advertising campaigns, focused on the use and maintenance of smoke alarms. There is strong evidence that the public respond positively to the campaign's messages, and have bought smoke alarms as a result of them. The most recent campaign, 'Pull Your Finger Out',...

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Correction (Questions 164956/200017) (11 Dec 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...£37,000 plus VAT and measured staff opinions on a range of internal management issues. (c) research into the impact of the firefighter awareness campaign, conducted by GfK NOP, at £20,463 plus VAT. (d) smoke alarm maintenance creative development research, conducted by COI, at £23,800 plus VAT. (e) feasibility study for a community attitudes survey, conducted by GfK NOP, at...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Prevention: Publicity (18 Nov 2008)

Sadiq Khan: The most recent "Put it out, right out" advertising ran in January and February 2007, as part of the overall Fire Kills campaign, promoting the importance of carefully disposing of smoking products. The specific cost of advertising space bought for the "Put it out, right out" advertising during this period was £663,948. The "Put it out, right out" advertising also ran as part of the Fire...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fires: Death (18 Nov 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...of public awareness media campaigns run by the Government have sent powerful messages to the public about the importance of fire safety in the home, in particular the importance of having a working smoke alarm installed. Ownership of smoke alarms in England now stands at 80 per cent. of households and we are seeking to raise it further as evidence suggests that those without alarms are...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: FireBuy (17 Oct 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...body for the English Fire and Rescue Service in March 2006. A large number of fire and rescue authorities are now using the contracts and framework arrangements set up by FireBuy. These include smoke alarms, hand-held radios, and a range of specialist fire vehicles and appliances. Other national contract arrangements, for items such as clothing, personal protective equipment and breathing...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoke Alarms (16 Oct 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...rescue services to embed a programme of home visits where they would provide tailored fire safety advice to households. As part of a home visit, all fire and rescue services would, if necessary, install smoke alarms to vulnerable households free of charge. This funding resulted in fire and rescue services in England installing over 2.4 million smoke alarms. Many fire and rescue authorities...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Extinguishers (6 Oct 2008)

Sadiq Khan: The installation of properly maintained smoke alarms in every household has been the centrepiece of our efforts to reduce fire deaths in the home as they provide the vital early warning of fire and help people escape. Through the Fire Kills campaign, we also promote in the "Fire Safety in the Home" leaflet, other fire safety equipment householders could consider, such as fire extinguishers...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Prevention (6 Oct 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...is led by TV advertising, with our fire safety advert having been shown in January to March and September this year and then again in January next year. The advert delivers the important message of smoke alarm maintenance and reminds people what damage a fire can do. The TV advert is supported by innovative work which targets the vulnerable and harder to reach groups of society that were...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Optimisa (6 Oct 2008)

Sadiq Khan: ...from Andrew Irving Associates in the last 12 months: £ 2007 November Fire safety for business—Holiday Accommodation Sector Quantitative Stage 1 12,000 December Smoke Alarms Maintenance, awareness and attitudes 33,750 2008 January Fire safety for business—Holiday Accommodation Sector Stage 1 24,000 March Sustainable Homes...