§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has had from businesses, especially small businesses, in response to his consultation on the Fire Precautions Act 1971; and how these representations are being taken into account.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Home Office has received responses from 19 business organisations (including three specifically representing small businesses) and from 13 companies, commenting on various aspects of the proposals made in the consultative document on the review of the Fire Precautions Act 1971. All the responses are being carefully considered and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I will be reporting the outcome of the consultative exercise in a further document to be published later in the spring.