asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy (a) the number, date and serial numbers of duty-free licences issued for cabinet-type bottled gas heaters between 1 January 1970 and 1 January 1976 and the BTU ratings in each licensed case; (b) the number of such heaters allowed on each licence and the name of the company involved; (c) the conditions under which licences are issued and (d) the number of applications referred to home manufacturers and the date on which each such application was so referred.
Written Answers. - Bottled Gas Heaters' Licences.
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The necessary records for the period in question are not available. It is not therefore possible to give the information sought by the Deputy. I would, however, refer the Deputy to the reply given by my predecessor in July 1973 to a somewhat similar question in which information in respect of the period 1 February 1972 to 31 March 1973 is given.