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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour), on Thursday, 17 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.


CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM STANDARDS

That this House notes with concern that a recent investigation by the consumer group Which? found that there are carbon monoxide alarms available to buy online in the UK that are not compliant with the BS EN 50291 industry safety standard; further notes that such noncompliant alarms can fail to detect dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, leaving consumers with a false sense of confidence and thus exposing consumers to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning; notes that eBay, Amazon and Robert Dyas have all taken positive steps to remove dangerous carbon monoxide alarms and detectors from their product lines; and calls on the Government to ensure that all carbon monoxide alarms on the market in the UK are compliant with the BS EN 50291 standard.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
692 
Session
2016-17
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Alan Meale
Kelvin Hopkins
Jim Cunningham
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Subjects
Consumers Business Standards
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk