§ 13. Mr. Dayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the investigation carried out by the chief 346 inspector of explosives in relation to the vessels which contain a gas known as butane supplied for domestic use is now completed; and what steps have been taken to see that the vessels comply with the necessary standards of safety?
§ The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sir Samuel Hoare)The general question of the design and specification of cylinders for liquifiable and other gases has been referred to a committee appointed by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Pending the report of this committee, no regulations have been made to cover the conveyance of cylinders containing butane, but His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Explosives has been in close touch with the firms who supply and distribute this gas, and the cylinders now being used appear to be satisfactory for the purpose.
§ Sir S. HoareNo, Sir; I could not say without notice.