§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Lord President of the Council if he is satisfied that fire precautions and emergency procedures are adequate in the Palace of Westminster; and if he will hold a fire drill to test them in the near future.
§ Mr. PriorI am satisfied that all necessary steps are being taken to fulfil the recommendations already made by Her Majesty's inspector of factories. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Employment referred to this in his reply of 7th February, 1973.—[Vol. 850, c. 135.]
Houses of Parliament fire staff frequently carry out local fire drills, and further fire drills are held with the Greater London Council fire brigade. A comprehensive fire alarm system for the whole of the Palace of Westminster is in course of installation, and I think that any consideration of extending these fire drills would be more useful when this work has been completed.