§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will seek to amend the Gas Act 1972 so as to oblige the British Gas Corporation to provide a gas supply to any location provided that it is economically feasible to do so.
§ Mr. Norman LamontNo. Such an amendment is not necessary, as the British Gas Corporation already has a duty under section 2(1) of the Act
… to satisfy, so far as it is economical to do so, all reasonable demands for gas in Great Britain.