§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will amend the Building Regulations 1972 in order to require compartmentation in single-storey institutional buildings below 3,000 square metres and to require fire stopping in roof rails, in the light of the recommendations of the committee of inquiry into the fire at Fairfield Home, Edwalton, Nottinghamshire (Command Paper No. 6149).
§ Mr. FreesonAn amendment to require fire stopping in roof voids has been prepared, and will shortly be circulated to interested bodies for comment. The recommendation that further compartmentation should be required is being considered.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will take steps to ensure that the training of architects employed by his Department includes in future a much extended study of fire protection and precautions in the light of the conclusions of the committee of inquiry into the fire at Fairfield Home, Edwalton, Nottinghamshire (Command Paper No. 6149) and the Report of the Summerland Fire Commission.
§ Mr. FreesonTraining is given in the fire protection and precaution requirements of the National Building Regulations to architects employed by the Department on building work. In addition all professional and technical staff of the Property Services Agency have the advice of specialist fire officers. The report of the committee of inquiry into the fire at the Fairfield Home is being studied in detail and full account will be taken of it and of the Summerland Fire Commission Report in the training of the Department's staff.