§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what regulations she has made under Section 11 of the Factories Act, 1959 to prescribe requirements as to the internal construction of a factory with a view to preventing fire and the materials used in that construction; and whether, in view of the increase in the amount of losses resulting from factory fires, she plans to take further steps to strengthen these regulations.
§ Mr. FernyhoughNo regulations were made under Section 11 of the Factories Act, 1959 and none have been made under Section 50 of the Factories Act, 1961, which replaced it in identical terms, because no further general requirements have been thought necessary. There are special provisions in relation to the use of certain particularly inflammable materials. My right hon. Friend will be reviewing the matter in the light of the Fatal Accidents Inquiry into the recent Glasgow fire.