§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many accidents to children involving polythene bags have been reported in each of the past 12 months to the nearest convenient date; and how many of these have proved fatal.
§ Mr. George ThomasDuring the period of 12 months ending on 30th April, 1965, deaths of children under the age of 15 in England and Wales from suffocation by polythene bags occurred as follows:
Particulars of non-fatal accidents are not available.
October … … … … 1 December … … … 1 February … … … … 1
§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many accidents, fatal and non-fatal, respectively, to children involving polythene bags over the past 12 months have been traced to bags pushed through doors or otherwise left by door-to-door callers who did not hand them over to an adult person at the dwelling.
§ Mr. George ThomasNone, so far as I am aware.