Royal palaces fire safety inquiry ordered

Title

Royal palaces fire safety inquiry ordered

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

7 Dec 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

The government has ordered an inquiry into fire safety at all royal palaces following the Windsor Castle blaze. There has been debate in the House of Commons over who should foot the bill. Includes Commons speeches from Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke; shadow Heritage Secretary Ann Clwyd; Labour MP Dennis Skinner; royalist Tory MP Patrick Cormack. Report by Paul Rowley from Westminster.

Contributors

Dennis Skinner; Ann Clwyd; Paul Rowley; Patrick Cormack; Peter Brooke

Keywords

Fires; Royal family; Royalty; Fire safety; Historic buildings; Windsor Castle; Palaces; Castles

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