§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in view of the continued increase in the amount of loss from fires, particularly in large industrial and commercial establishments, he will now consider the advisability of amending the relevant Building Regulations with the particular object of reducing such losses at least so far as new building and reconstructed buildings are concerned.
§ Mr. AmeryBuilding regulations, which are made for the purposes of health and safety of life, as well as other legislation directed specifically at safety of life in fire, play a considerable part in reducing economic losses due to fire. The Departmental Committee on the Fire Service considered that the introduction of legislation directed specifically to reducing property losses in fire was not justifiable.