HC Deb 24 March 1994 vol 240 cc428-9W
Mr. Mans

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the conclusions and recommendations of the review of fire safety legislation and enforcement he announced on 17th January.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The review of fire safety legislation and enforcement by a Government scrutiny team was announced on 17 January and is still in progress. It is taking representations from anyone with an interest.

I am aware that there are some concerns about the wording in an early draft of a report by the construction industry deregulation task force which suggested that the Government's position is already settled. That was a mistaken claim by the authors of the report and does not represent the Government's position. The scrutiny team is due to complete its work by the end of May and an announcement will be made in due course against the background of the Government's commitment not to compromise safety standards.