Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100776

Natural Gas: Safety

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 30 December 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of gas jobs conducted annually by unqualified workers and (b) the proportion assessed as unsafe; and what proportion of unsafe gas works ar

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) which address the safe installation, maintenance, and use of gas systems, in commercial and domestic premises.  Under GSIUR, gas engine...

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