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Business of the House

Will the Leader of the House consider early-day motion 1418, which was tabled in my name? [That this House recognises that carbon monoxide is still a major killer in the United Kingdom, claiming more than 30 lives each year and that more than 50 per cent. of the general public are unaware of this fact; congratulates Hugh and Margaret Brennan, who lost their daughter Anne aged just 19 in 1995 to this silent killer which cut short her life when she was only in the second year of her English degree at Durham University, for their campaigning to end this continuing tragedy; and calls upon the Government further to examine the laws on landlords’ responsibility for carbon monoxide poisoning and to renew efforts to warn the general public about such dangers.] The early-day motion endorses a call of two of my constituents, Hugh and Margaret Brennan, who tragically lost their daughter Anne to carbon monoxide poisoning 11 years ago. They welcome many improvements that have been made, but call for a wider public awareness campaign to try to stop the needless deaths of 30 people a year in Britain due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Will the Leader of the House join me and them in endorsing the call for people to be made aware of the silent killer that is out there?