§ 19. Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will given an undertaking to include hotels within the scope of future safety legislation relating to industrial and commercial premises.
§ Mr. FernyhoughNo final decisions have yet been taken as to the form of this legislation but the proposals now under discussion provide for the inclusion of hotel workers.
§ Mr. HollandWould not the hon. Gentleman agree that the unhappy spate of fatalities in hotel fires towards the end of last year underlines the need for more stringent safety regulations backed by adequate inspection which his Department is most suited to provide?
§ Mr. FernyhoughAs the hon. Gentleman knows, my Department is concerned only about the health and safety of workpeople. Others are the responsibility of the Home Office, particularly in the circumstances which the hon. Gentleman has just outlined.