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National Campaign for
Firework Safety
Parliament in 1989
Houses of Lords where
stated, otherwise House of Commons
19 January 1989
Fireworks (Injuries)
Dame Janet Fookes :
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
if he is yet able to announce the statistics for
fireworks injuries for 1988.
Mr. Forth : Information from most but not all
hospitals has now been received, and the usual
reminders are being sent. Busy hospitals are of
course doing us a favour in providing the figures.
We hope to announce the firework injury
statistics, as usual, some time in March.
20
April 1989
Fireworks (Injuries)
Mr. Robert G. Hughes :
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
if he will publish the figures of injuries caused
by fireworks in 1988.
Mr. Forth : According to reports from
hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales, 877
people required treatment for injuries caused by
fireworks during the three weeks leading up to 5
November 1988 and the few days after. This is 83
fewer than in 1987.
I am encouraged by these figures, which show a
fall on last year, particularly as they show a
significant 18 per cent. reduction in the number
of street injuries and to children under 16.
Our safety campaigns last year highlighted the
penalties facing shopkeepers who sell fireworks
to children under 16 and individuals who let off
fireworks in the street. I am pleased to see that
the greatest reductions in injuries have been in
the prime target groups of our campaigns, but we
shall continue to seek greater safety all round.
We shall discuss with trading standards officers
and industry how we can further improve standards
of fireworks, particularly imports, and ways of
testing their safety. The table sets out the
figures of firework injuries in Great Britain
over a four-week period in October/November 1988.
Firework injuries in Great Britain | Four-week
period in October to November
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