§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in the inspection of hotels in Scotland to enforce regulations against fires.
§ Mr. William RossAbout 5,800 hotels and boarding-houses have applied for fire certificates under the Fire Precautions (Hotels and Boardinghouses) (Scotland) Order 1972. Of these, about 1,100 have received certificates from the fire authorities concerned and a further 2,000 have been inspected for certification purposes.