HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 cc317-8W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to ensure that in the interests of safety, when emergency heating has to be introduced into any part of the Houses of Parliament or its outbuildings, that it is electric and thermostatically operated; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Chope

Existing electric circuits in buildings can carry only a limited load which severely restricts the use of electric heaters in an emergency.