(2) what guidance (a) her Department and (b) Visit Britain has issued to accommodation providers in the tourism industry on fire risk assessments; and if she will make a statement.
I have had no discussions on fire risk assessments in respect of tourist facilities with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who has responsibility for fire safety policy. Guidance on compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which was developed following a public consultation, is set out in a series of guides dealing with a range of different types of premises, and are freely available on the Communities and Local Government website.
In addition VisitBritain offers such guidance to accommodation providers on its tourism trade website:
http://www.tourismtrade.org.uk/QualityStandards/default.asp
This includes advice on compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the 2005 Regulations).
Further advice on the 2005 regulations and the assessment of fire safety risks is contained in VisitBritain’s National Quality Assessment Scheme magazine, ‘Quality Edge’ (Winter 2007 edition, Page 18), which is also available on the internet at:
http://www.tourismtrade.org.uk/Images/QE4%20for%20website%20lo%20res_tcm12-31907.pdf