§ Mr. HardyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) when he expects to receive the report of the scrutiny team concerned with fire safety;
(2) if he will publish the report of the fire safety scrutiny team;
(3) what undertakings Ministers have given that no changes will be made in fire safety arrangements based upon the conclusions of the scrutiny team unless there was full consultation with the fire authorities; and if he will inform those authorities of the conclusions.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe fire safety review team have completed its work and its report has been submitted to the Government. Ministers are now considering the report and the question of its publication. No decisions have been taken but the Government have made it consistently clear that they are committed to full consultation with interested parties before any changes in the existing arrangements are made.