§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now state the outcome of his talks with 253W the manufacturers of fireworks with regard to safety requirements.
§ Mr. George ThomasIt has been agreed with the fireworks manufacturers that an extensive publicity campaign will again be mounted in 1965, particular attention being paid to the need to warn parents against allowing young children to handle fireworks without proper supervision. Bangers will continue to be capped or boxed. It has not so far been found practicable to extend capping to other kinds of fireworks, but the investigation of this problem will continue. Efforts are also being made to improve the means of ignition of fireworks and to increase the fire-resistance of boxes in which fireworks are contained.