HC Deb 22 April 1971 vol 815 cc437-8W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give a general direction to the gas boards to withdraw a pamphlet

1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
COUNTY COUNCILS
Bedfordshire … — 130 93 134
Berkshire … 781 651 678 1,198
Buckinghamshire … — 2,150 4,224 5,175
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely … 8 217 340 495
Cheshire … 1127 4563 6414 8369
Cornwall/Scilly Isles … 333 — 25 212
Cumberland … 36 193 576 412
Derbyshire … 2,691 3,746 3,292 3,440
Devonshire … 1,818 2,332 2,386 2,332
Dorset … 945 716 1,128 1,151
Durham … — 513 541 374
Essex … 532 1,135 1,517 1,029
Gloucestershire … 450 548 771 611
Hampshire … — 2,194 2,349 4,611
Isle of Wight … 41 135 869 741

on conversion to natural gas, which states that if the consumer's old appliance could not be converted, the Gas Board would replace the appliance with a similar one completely free of charge.

Mr. Ridley

No. It is for the Area Boards to ensure, in their pre-conversion literature, and in other ways, that their consumers are fully aware of the replacement procedure. I am asking the Gas Council to consider with the Boards whether the information provided for this purpose is satisfactory.