How many house fires can be attributed to electrical safety failures in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

The information is not available in the format requested. The Scottish Government Statistical Bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland, provides a detailed overview of Scottish fire statistics. The detail includes at table 10 (a). Fires in dwellings and other buildings by cause and brigade area. The detail includes the category Faulty appliance and leads. The latest bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland 2006, was published in April 2008, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45584). The same information for the years 2000; 2002; 2003; 2004, and 2005 are also available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre the Bib. numbers are in the following table. The information for the year 1999 is available for Scotland as a whole only, and can be found in the 2000 bulletin.
Title
| Bib. Number

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2000
| 22745

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2001
| 27698

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002
| 32373

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2003
| 35651

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2004
| 39206

Fire Statistics Scotland, 2005
| 42704