HC Deb 12 March 1981 vol 1000 cc371-2W
Mr. John Fraser

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will arrange for the consumer safety unit of his Department to examine the risks of epilepsy alleged to arise from certain characteristics of space invader machines; and if he will report the findings.

Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

The question whether space invaders may cause epilepsy is not a matter for my Department but I have asked my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services to reply to the hon. Member.