§ 58. Mr. Kimballasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that all cooking appliances imported into the United Kingdom from other European Economic Community countries comply with British standards.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThere are at present no United Kingdom regulations relating to cooking appliances that require them to conform with British standards. However, it is generally accepted that compliance with the relevant British standards would satisfy the requirements for household electrical cooking appliances of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1975 as amended. I intend eventually to introduce new regulations which could provide increased reference to standards and I understand that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy also intends to introduce legislation that would enable him to prescribe standards for gas appliances on the grounds of safety, efficiency or economy of operation.
§ 59. Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will take action to ensure that there are no greater restrictions on the import into other European Economic Community countries of cooking appliances manufactured in the United Kingdom than there are on 374W the import into the United Kingdom of cooking appliances manufactured in those countries.
§ Mr. Marlandasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will take action to ensure that there are no greater restrictions on the import into other European Economic Community countries of cooking appliances manufactured in the United Kingdom than there are on the import into the United Kingdom of cooking appliances manufactured in those countries.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave to my hon. Friends the Members for Folkestone and Hythe (Sir A. Costain) and for Gainsborough (Mr. Kimball) on 8 July.