HL Deb 25 October 2000 vol 618 c50WA
Viscount Simon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have to disseminate the advice contained in the report Interim Guidance on the Inspection and Maintenance of Multi-Storey Car Parks, published by the National Steering Committee on Multi-Storey Car Parks and to promote its implementation by car park owners, operators and local authorities to ensure that the public are protected from the risk of structural failure. [HL4201]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)

We have no plans to disseminate advice based on theInterim Guidance on the Inspection and Maintenance of Multi-Storey Car Parks, but my department will consider the need to disseminate the findings of the final report in due course.