§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received any complaints from small hotel and boarding-house keepers about the financial hardship caused by the Fire Precautions Act; and what further steps he intends to take to alleviate such hardship.
§ Dr. SummerskillWe have received a small number of representations of this kind and have drawn the attention of the persons concerned to the fire precautions loans scheme and to the tax reliefs which are available. My right hon. Friend is not satisfied that any further financial assistance would be justified at the present time, although we are prepared to consider any additional evidence.