§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether her Department will issue a bulletin for guidance of local authorities and others giving detailed recommendations on fire protection and precautions in the design of residential homes for the elderly as suggested by the committee of inquiry into the fire at Fairfield Home, Edwalton, 410W Nottinghamshire (Command Paper No. 6149).
§ Dr. OwenI would refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, West (Mr. English) on 22nd July.—[Vol. 896. c.129–30.] Officers of the Department are urgently reviewing the content and scope of building design guidance for new buildings and of advice on measures to reduce fire risks in existing homes to take account of the conclusions of the committee.