Corgi Carbon Monoxide Report 2008

EDM number 1747 in 2007-08, proposed by Tom Levitt on 10/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Death, Oil, petrol and natural gas and Personal injury.

That this House welcomes the publication of the CORGI Carbon Monoxide Report 2008; notes with concern that between April 2007 and March 2008 there were media reports of 63 carbon monoxide incidents caused by gas appliances in the UK; further notes that these incidents resulted in 21 deaths and 125 injuries where carbon monoxide was the suspected cause; acknowledges that due to the lack of a robust reporting system, the numbers could be even higher than the report suggests; recognises that 52 per cent. of the incidents were caused by a lack of servicing and maintenance of gas appliances; notes that illegal gas workers are 32 times more likely to cause a carbon monoxide-related incident than a CORGI registered installer; and calls on the Government to renew efforts to warn the public of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide and examine ways to ensure that all landlords and homeowners have their gas appliances serviced annually by a CORGI registered installer.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.