§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many people have been killed or injured in domestic gas explosions in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Norman LamontReliable figures prior to the establishment of the British Gas Corporation in January 1973 are not available. It is not, therefore, possible to provide the information requested for the full 10 years.
In the table below the injuries recorded are those resulting from explosions which 732W caused damage of value greater than £100 and they exclude minor injuries where hospital treatment was not required. Included in the fatalities are nine which are believed to have been suicides.
Numbers killed Numbers injured 1972–73 8 59 1973–74 10 40 1974–75 13 55 1975–76 10 60 1976–77 9 102 1977–78 3 81 1978–79 12 60 April-December 1979 (provisional) 4 26