§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of state for Employment what cost-benefit analysis he has made of the proposals in the interdepartmental review of fire safety legislation and enforcement to make the Fire Precautions Act 1971 a relevant statutory provision of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
§ Mr. OppenheimResponses to consultation on the report "Fire Safety Legislation and Enforcement" are still being analysed. Decisions by Ministers will, in due course, be informed by examination of the costs and benefits of each option considered.
§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he intends to lay before the House his draft safety signs regulations.
§ Mr. OppenheimThe Health and Safety Commission have recently submitted the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment and my right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary. They are considering the draft regulations in the normal way and an announcement will be made in due course.