§ MR. PYM (Bedford)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, having regard to the loss of life and property caused by the increasing number of fires that have taken place in London and the country, he will endeavour to introduce some legislation upon the lines of the Fire Brigade Report issued in 1901.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (MR. WALTER LONG,) Bristol, S.Looking to the legislation which is already contemplated, I could not promise to introduce a Bill dealing with this matter during the present Session.