Following the terrible Grenfell tower fire almost one year ago, Seaward and other industry experts called on the government to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties in England to help avoid similar tragedies.

Grahame has sponsored an Early Day Motion calling for the topic to be debated in Parliament.

Regular appliance testing by landlords is already mandatory in Scotland and Wales.

Faulty electrical appliances were the second largest cause of accidental house fires in the UK according to official statistics for 2016-17.