HC Deb 20 December 1971 vol 828 cc256-7W
Mr. Moate

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made with the discussions between his Department and the British Insurance Association about the implications of the Holroyd Report published in May, 1971; and to what extent arrangements have been made for British insurance companies to provide greater financial incentives to industrial firms for the improvement of fire precautions and prevention measures.

Mr. Sharples

There has been a useful exchange of views and further talks are in prospect. I am assured that insurance companies are well aware of the part which financial incentives can play in encouraging higher standards of fire safety and that their attitude towards inadequately protected risks and special hazards has been hardening in recent years.