HC Deb 27 January 1982 vol 16 c377W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will seek to make it compulsory for motorists to have properly designed headrests in order to prevent serious injury in the event of an accident.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Accident studies indicate that serious injury resulting from lack of head restraints or the fitting of badly designed restraints is rare and that compulsory fitting would not be justified. However, the matter will be kept under review.