HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc350-1W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many prohibition orders and prohibition notices his Department has issued for each of the last five years, relating to consumer safety.

Mr. Maude

During the last five years, the following four prohibition orders and three prohibition notices have been made.

Prohibition Orders

  • The Toy Water Snakes (Safety) Order 19831
  • The Gas Catalytic Heaters (Safety) Order 19832
  • The Expanding Novelties (Safety) Order 19831
  • The Scented Erasers (Safety) Order 19842

Prohibition Notices

  • Automatic Rice Cooker (1983)
    • 351
  • Sprint 0.6 T A Scissor Jack (1984)
  • Expanding Novelties known as New Grobots, New Grobugs and New Grobeasts (1985).

Note:

1 Lapsed, goods having been removed from the market.

2 Now covered by regulations made under the Consumer Safety Act 1978.