Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
Commons · Question 30397 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that carbon monoxide alarms are properly tested using (a) UK manufactured, (b) safe and (c) industry-approved test gas.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 19 Feb 2025
Carbon monoxide alarms should be properly tested before they can be placed on the UK market. British Standard EN 50291-1:2018 outlines the test methods and performance requirements of carbon monoxide alarms used in a domestic setting, and British Standard...