§ 118. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will take steps to ensure that property owners who install sprinklers or other fire protection devices in factories, offices, or shop premises are not penalised by an increase in the rating assessment.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonAny improvement which increases the letting value of a property is liable to lead to an increase in its rateable value. I do not think that it would be right to seek to make a special exception for fire protection devices.