HC Deb 15 January 1976 vol 903 cc194-5W
Sir A. Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if there have been any instances in the past five years of elderly or infirm people being unable to escape from a burning building through inability to open fire doors; and if he is satisfied that the regulations governing the weight of such doors and the pressure required to open them make sufficient provision for the physical capabilities of elderly or infirm people.

Dr. Summerskill

We have no record of such a case. There are no regulations governing the weight of fire doors, and the pressure exerted by self-closing devices can normally be adjusted to meet the capabilities of the elderly or infirm.