HC Deb 03 May 1974 vol 872 c301W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to bring in an order subjecting educational buildings to the Fire Precautions Act 1971.

Mr. Prentice

My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, on the advice of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council for England and Wales, is applying the Fire Precautions Act 1971 by stages to the various types of premises within its scope. It has not yet been decided when the Act will be applied to educational buildings.