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The All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group (APPCOG) is an official All-Party Parliamentary Group of the UK Parliament, co-chaired by Barry Sheerman MP, Jason McCartney MP, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Baroness Maddock.〔http://www.allparty.org/all-party-groups/carbon-monoxide〕 The group exists to raise awareness within Parliament of the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning, to inform policy making and help improve safety measures across the UK. The APPG is composed of 20 MPs and Peers from across the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties. Its official entry on the Houses of Parliament register can be found on the (APPG Register ). Its secretariat services are provided by Policy Connect, an independent, not-for-profit think tank based in London.〔Policy Connect http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/〕 == History == The Group was originally set up to not only promote the need for greater awareness of - and defence against - carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK, but also to provide a forum for parliamentarians, civil servants, industry representatives, charities and emergency services to share knowledge and collaborate in order to improve gas safety. In July 2012, the Group changed its name from the All-Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group, becoming the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group. The name change was a deliberate step to reflect the fact that a number of different fuels can produce lethal levels of carbon monoxide, not just conventional gas. Much of the Group's work is centred on raising public and parliamentary awareness of the fact that carbon monoxide poisoning can strike from a number of different fuel sources, including oil and wood burning appliances, barbecues and other domestic apparatus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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