§ Ms. EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plan he has to remove Crown immunity from national health service buildings with respect to fire safety legislation; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what research his Department has carried out into the cost of bringing national health service premises up to the standards required by fire safety legislation; and what cost was estimated.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[pursuant to his reply, 17 December, c. 437]: The Home Office has conducted no research into the cost of bringing national health service premises up to the standards required by the safety legislation. Individual health authorities and trusts are responsible for estimating and meeting the cost of remedial work.