§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who is responsible for compliance with(a) fire regulations and (b) health and safety regulations in each of the historic palaces.
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§ Mr. KeyResponsibility for compliance with fire safety legislation and health and safety legislation in the royal palaces for which I have a financial responsibility rests with the following bodies:
Royal Household
- Buckingham Palace
- Windsor Castle
- St. James's Palace
- Clarence House
- Kensington Palace (private apartments)
Historic Royal Palaces Agency (an Executive Agency responsible to the Secretary of State for National Heritage)
- Hampton Court Palace
- Tower of London
- Kensington Palace (State Apartments)
- Banqueting House, Whitehall
- Kew Palace and
- Queen Charlotte's Cottage.
In the Tower of London, the Royal Armouries and the Ministry of Defence have some responsibilities in the areas which they occupy.