Adjournment debate on Thursday, 6 September 2012, in the House of Commons, led by Clive Betts.

Building Regulations (Electricity and Gas)

Fourth Westminster Hall adjournment debate on select committee reports (part 2) on the Tenth Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2010-12 , (HC 1851), and the Government Response, (CM 8369).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 549 cc156-177WH
Session: 2012-13
Department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Building regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings. Communities and Local Government Committee tenth report with evidence and formal minutes.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
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Proceeding contributions: Clive Betts | 549 cc159-160WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Brady, and to introduce the report of the S...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c160WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend will know that I am a long-term anorak on this issue because the little boy of a w...; Clive Betts | 549 cc160-1WH (Link to this contribution)
I pay credit to my hon. Friend, who has been a long-term campaigner on the issue of carbon monoxi...; Jason McCartney | 549 c161WH (Link to this contribution)
I associate myself with the remarks made by the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman), with ...; Clive Betts | 549 cc161-2WH (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I congratulate him on his important work on the matter ...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c162WH (Link to this contribution)
Anoraks of the world should unite on this matter. What is really worrying is that with all the pu...; Clive Betts | 549 cc162-4WH (Link to this contribution)
There is a problem with gas and electrical work, and I will come on to that. On gas, the Governme...; Nick Raynsford | 549 cc164-5WH (Link to this contribution)
First, I draw attention to my interests as declared in the Register of Members’ Financial Interes...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c165WH (Link to this contribution)
Given my right hon. Friend’s experience—and, even more appropriately, because he is the Member fo...; Nick Raynsford | 549 cc165-8WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his kind words about my constituency. I am very proud of it, and parti...; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 549 c167WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Brady. I, too, start by welcoming the right...; Clive Betts | 549 c167WH (Link to this contribution)
Sheffield South East. It changed its name.; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 549 cc167-9WH (Link to this contribution)
Apologies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) for yet another ...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c169WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady and I know the value of Select Committee work, because we served on one together fo...; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 549 cc169-170WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point, which strengthens what I said about the need for regulat...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c170WH (Link to this contribution)
Most people take out home insurance—an immense amount of money is spent on advertising home insur...; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 549 cc170-1WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that point. That measure is one of a number that the Government should...; Lord Brady of Altrincham | 549 c171WH (Link to this contribution)
May I advise the Minister that I understand that the Chairman of the Select Committee would like ...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 cc171-2WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Brady. It is also a great pleasure to...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c172WH (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to see the Minister in his place—we have known each other for a very long time—and...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 cc172-3WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. The Chairman of the Select Committee said that when it studi...; Nick Raynsford | 549 c173WH (Link to this contribution)
Let me push the Minister a little further. He said that although he had an open mind and was stil...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 c174WH (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman knows me extraordinarily well, and he has also occupied the same positio...; Clive Betts | 549 c174WH (Link to this contribution)
On exactly that point, the Minister said that he was considering the extent of the work that migh...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 c174WH (Link to this contribution)
I fear that the Chairman of the Select Committee is pushing me as hard as he might, but I will go...; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 549 c174WH (Link to this contribution)
Has the Minister thought about a time scale for the operation of a voluntary code? In other words...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 cc174-5WH (Link to this contribution)
The straight answer is no, but I will go away and think about it.
The new conditions of aut...; Barry Sheerman | 549 c175WH (Link to this contribution)
I know that the Minister is new to his post, but evidence given to Baroness Finlay’s committee, w...; Lord Foster of Bath | 549 cc175-6WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Member for drawing my attention to that issue again. It is another thin...; Clive Betts | 549 cc176-8WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Brady, for calling me to speak again.
I shall just make one or two points ver...
Subjects: Carbon monoxide Building regulations Consumer goods Alarms Electricity Natural gas Safety Repairs and maintenance
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