§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people have died or been injured by accidents due to a fault in gas-powered domestic water heaters in each of the past four years. [41668]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe estimated numbers of people receiving treatment at accident and emergency units in the United Kingdom, for injuries from faults in gas-powered water heaters, are presented in the table. The corresponding numbers for fatalities in England and Wales are also given. However the figure for 1993, normally provided by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, is not available.
Data year Non-fatal accidents (UK) Fatalities (England and Wales) 1990 56 0 1991 114 1 1992 88 2 1993 50 0