§ 52. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will insist on the price per gallon of petrol being prominently displayed on each service filling station throughout the United Kingdom.
Mr. Alan WilliamsI doubt whether a simple requirement to indicate prices would effectively overcome many of the
Fires Fatal casualties Non-fatal casualties Cooking appliances … … … … 11,305 8 563 Space heating … … … … 2,021 101 238 Central heating … … … … 47 Nil Nil Water heating etc. … … … … 850 N.A. N.A. Wiring installation … … … … 3,202 16 108 Lighting … … … … 238 5 21 Blanket and bedwarmer … … … … 1,499 37 49 Radio and television … … … … 1,946 4 48 Other … … … … 534 1 13 Information is not available to show where fires arose from electrical faults.
The Annual Reports of my Department's Electrical Adviser give the following figures of deaths from electrocution in England and Wales arising from domestic electrical equipment:
1972 60 1973 54 1974 43 1975 Not yet available Few of the deaths appear to have resulted from faulty equipment. In many cases they were caused by misuse, carelessness or inexpert repairs.