§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, since the gas boards are statutorily required to bear the full costs of converting appliances to natural gas, what method of appeal the consumer has if the gas board attempt to charge for work which is it claimed is for remedying existing defects revealed by pre-conversion surveys, where the consumer feels that these shall fall within the conversion costs.
§ Mr. Ridley: Gas Boards are statutorily required to bear the cost of altering or replacing burners on consumers' appliances were necessary when calorific value of gas is changed. Consumers who
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 14TH JUNE, 1971 Males Females Total Northern Ireland … … … … … 9.1 4.3 7.3 South Western Development Area … … … … … 6.6 1.5 4.8 Merseyside Development Area … … … … … 6.8 2.0 5.0 Northern Development Area … … … … … 6.9 2.1 5.2 Scottish Development Area … … … … … 7.7 2.8 5.8 Welsh Development Area … … … … … 5.6 2.6 4.6 The numbers registered as unemployed have been expressed as percentages
196Wdisagree with their Boards on responsibility for costs can make representations to their Consultative Council.