§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in the light of the report of the Home Office Gas Cylinders and Containers Committee, his Standing Advisory Committee on Dangerous Substances and the report of the Robens Committee on Safety and Health at Work in devising a system of statutory control for the storage of liquefied petroleum gases in portable containers; and when he expects to be ready to lay proposals before Parliament.
§ Mr. LaneThe Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972, made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment, control the storage of liquefied petroleum gases at premises to which the Factories Act applies, and the Government's forthcoming legislation on health and safety at work will provide the opportunity for imposing further controls. In the meantime, a code of practice for the keeping of liquefied petroleum gases in cylinders and similar containers has been prepared and will shortly be published.