§ 5. Mr. Severasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection when the results of his Department's survey of skateboard accidents will be available for publication.
§ Mr. John FraserThe survey of skateboard accidents began in February of this year and will take six months. Results will be available for publication in the autumn.
§ Mr. SeverI am grateful for the Minister's reply. Will he do all he can to expedite the production of the report in the light of his accepting my point of view that the report is demanded even more quickly, if possible, because the general population is concerned about the number of accidents to skateboarders, and also to members of the public, particularly elderly or infirm people, as a result of collisions?
§ Mr. FraserI am grateful for my hon. Friend's welcome for the survey. We shall make a provisional analysis before the end of the six-month survey and as 7 soon as we have enough information which will produce meaningful results.