Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88179
Natural Gas: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
Mr Angus MacDonald
Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unqualified operatives performing gas works on levels of public safety.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) accepts that unqualified operatives performing gas work pose significant risks to gas safety and believes focusing on the prevention of unsafe gas work through installation, regular servicing and maintenance by qualif...
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