§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many seizures of substandard cigarette lighters have been made by trading standards officers in each year since 1995. [56073]
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§ Dr. HowellsLocal authority trading standards departments notified my Department of six occasions in 1997 when consignments of unsafe cigarette lighters were seized. No seizures were reported for 1996. In addition, from 1996 to date, two suspensions and three prosecution actions have been reported. These actions were taken under the General Product Safety Regulations 1994. Records for 1995 are not readily available.