To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, further to his written answer of 28 January, Official Report, column 423, whether British Gas has any enforceable obligation to make safe any gas escape free of charge or to provide safety checks free of charge where the customer is not elderly or disabled and living alone.

The obligation to make gas escapes safe free of charge is enforceable as part of British Gas's authorisation. However, there is no obligation on British Gas to offer safety checks free of charge for customers who are neither elderly nor disabled.