§ Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will institute an inquiry into the growth of film clubs and in particular the existing powers of local authorities to enable them to control numbers, adequacy of exits, or fire and safety measures appropriate to gatherings of the public in confined areas.
§ Mr. SharplesFilm clubs are within the scope of the Fire Precautions Bill, at present going through Parliament, and this will enable the fire authorities to impose safety measures of the kind suggested.