§ 39. Sir J. Duncanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for a campaign in Scotland to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in the home this year; and whether it will be designed to deal with a specific hazard.
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. John Maclay)The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, to whom a Government grant is made, undertakes each year, in co-operation with local health authorities and others, various specific campaigns dealing with accidents in the home. A six months' campaign on the prevention of fire and burning accidents will be launched in October of this year.
§ Sir J. DuncanWill that include gassing accidents, in view of the very large number of people—196—who have been killed by gassing accidents during the last year?
§ Mr. MaclayI will consider that point and write to my hon. Friend.