§ 14. Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he is satisfied with safety standards relating to child buggy pushchairs.
§ Mr. FletcherNo, I am not. That is why I propose to remake the existing safety regulations on pushchairs. The consultation process is almost complete, and I hope to lay draft new regulations before the House in the spring.
§ Mr. ChapmanWhile welcoming my hon. Friend's reply and applauding the initiative that he has taken, may I ask him to confirm that some designs of collapsible child buggies have caused serious accidents and that, by definition, they are pushchairs and therefore come within the 1978 regulations — a fact which apparently some trading standards officers do not appreciate?
§ Mr. FletcherI take my hon. Friend's point. There should be no doubt in trading standards officers' minds that pushchairs are included in the existing regulations, as they will be in the new regulations.