Admiralty (Fire)

HC Deb 21 December 1955 vol 547 cc334-5W

83. Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the Minister of Works by whom the recent fire at the Admiralty was first discovered.

Mr. Birch

Mr. Robert Jones, a member of the public.

Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Minister of Works what inquiry was made into the recent fire at the Admiralty; what was the cause; and what was the total cost of the damage.

Mr. Birch

Investigations by officers of my Department are still in progress and it is not yet possible to state the cause. The total cost of the damage is provisionally estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000.