Housing: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 55100 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the safety of cooking appliances in order to reduce the number of home fires.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 9 Jun 2025
Regulations require manufacturers to place only safe gas-fuelled and electric powered cookers and ovens on the market. Regulations require gas-fuelled cookers to be installed by a competent and Gas-Safe registered engineer. Landlords must ensure gas safet...