Mr. John Mark Taylorasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the financial costs for the training and registration of gas installers under the Confederation of Registered Gas Installers for the years 1980 to 1985, inclusive, (b) the contribution made by the British Gas Corporation to those financial costs and (c) the number of incidents recorded as a result of faulty gas installation in the years 1980 to 1985, inclusive.
§ Mr. TrippierBetween 1980–85 the Confederation for the registration of Gas Installers was funded by the British Gas Corporation and its financial arrangements were a matter for the corporation.
Figures are not available for the number of incidents resulting specifically from faulty gas installation. The following table gives the number of fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisonings caused by piped gas: