§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will state the 1967–68 budget for research and development conducted by his Department into fire prevention and fire proofing of building materials.
§ Mr. PrenticeResearch into fire prevention and fire proofing is primarily a matter for the Joint Fire Research Organisation, the responsibility for which rests with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology. My Ministry has no plans to carry out any independent work in this field, but is co-operating with the Ministry of Technology in directing research into fires in buildings.