asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he intends to take following representations he has received from the coroner who conducted the inquest into the deaths of Mrs. Karim and her two children at 46 Gloucester place, London W1.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received a report from Her Majesty's coroner for Westminster following the inquest into the fire at 46 Gloucester place, Marylebone, in which a mother and two children died last November; what recommendations to him are contained in Her Majesty's coroner's report; what action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. and learned Friend has received representations, in the form of a letter from Her Majesty's coroner for inner West London, suggesting changes in the legislative arrangements for securing adequate fire precautions and means of escape in houses in multiple occupation. He is studying these in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, who has received similar representations.