§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give a general direction to gas boards to agree to exchange portable gas fires for similar ones which can be used with natural gas.
§ Mr. RidleyNo. The Gas Council took a policy decision not to sell or convert portable gas fires because of evidence that they were being used in554W totally unsafe conditions. The Morton Report alludes to the dangers, and I support the Gas Council in this policy.
Trade-in or replacement arrangements in individual cases are for the appropriate area boards.