§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was spent on fire prevention work in National Health Service hospitals during 1971, and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. AlisonFigures obtained under a new system of monitoring fire prevention measures in National Health Service hospitals in England show that about £2.5 million is being spent in 1971–72. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many regional hospital boards and hospital management committees employ trained fire-prevention staff, and which boards do not.
§ Mr. AlisonAlthough the English regional hospital boards do not normally employ specialist fire prevention staff, two of them (Leeds and Wessex) have advisers. Some 130 trained fire prevention staff are employed by hospital management committees and boards of governors.