§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied that local authorities have adequate powers to implement fire control measures on open sites—that is, not inside buildings—such as the tyre dump at Colden Common which was the scene of a serious fire in February 1974.
§ Mr. John SilkinI am consulting my colleagues the Secretaries of State for Home Affairs and Employment and will write to the hon. and gallant Member as soon as possible.