§ SIR THOMAS DEWARI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, having regard to the importance of facilities for escape from fire, as disclosed in the evidence at the recent inquiry into the causes of the telephone fire at Mansion House Chambers and Oxford Court, Cannon Street, can he see his way to facilitate legislation on the lines outlined in the City of London (Means of Escape from Fire) Bill now before Parliament.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe Home Secretary has consented to the appointment of a Select Committee to consider the subject, as that is the best way of dealing with it.