§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the highly inflammable nature of the synthetic fur fibre which is often made into coats; and what steps he is now taking to prevent its import into this country.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe importation of artificial fur fabric, presenting a serious hazard of this kind, was stopped last August by the manufacturer concerned at the request of my Department. Similar action has since been taken in the case of one or two other imported fabrics. The British Standards Institution have been asked whether they can devise a suitable standard test for the inflammability of fabrics of this kind.