§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to alter fire safety regulations on flame-proof material for children's night clothing and for furnishings.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 11 July 1994]: The fire safety regulations that control the fire retardency of children's night clothing are the Nightwear (Safety) Regulations 1985. The regulations concerned with furnishings are the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, as amended. Both those sets of regulations were considered as part of the overall review of legislation under the Deregulation initiative. To establish whether any changes to those regulations were necessary, my Department has taken account of the responses
£'000 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 North East 2,726 3,141 13,385 4,247 4,396 4,696 5,256 North West 2,755 3,685 3,609 3,610 4,099 4,470 4,835 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,601 2,098 2,300 2,685 2,872 3,065 3,394 East Midlands 1,116 1,431 1,594 1,728 1,863 2,142 2,378 West Midlands 2,042 2,571 2,945 3,134 3,640 4,067 4,691 South West 1,011 1,390 1,459 1,616 1,706 1,924 2,245 South East 1,389 2,427 2,664 2,875 3,094 3,418 4,053 Eastern — — 2392 1,123 1,310 1,515 1,777 1Responsibility for import licensing transferred to North East Region during 1989–90. 2Separate office for Eastern region established in October 1989 (formerly part of South East Office).