HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 cc363-4W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will request the Health and Safety Commission to assess the effects of the current level of service to the public of the spares depot at Bromley-by-Bow as part of his referral of matters of safety related to the reorganisation of British Gas to the Health and Safety Commission.

Mr. Oppenheim

No. This is not a safety matter. The siting of spares depots and the level of stocks held are purely commercial decisions. Nevertheless, British Gas is obliged to conform to all health and safety legislation, including that relating to gas safety.