HC Deb 17 February 1967 vol 741 cc174-5W
Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps were taken by his Department to consult the manufacturers concerned before the introduction of the Stands for Carry-cots (Safety) Regulations 1966, No. 1610;

(2) what notice was given by his Department to the manufacturers concerned that the Stands for Carry-cots (Safety) Regulations 1966 Order was about to be introduced.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

My intention to make these Regulations was made known to the trade associations representing the manufacturers in January, 1966, when draft Regulations were sent to them for comment. A second draft was circulated in August, 1966, and a copy of the final Regulations on 24th January, 1967.

Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps were taken by his Department to inform the Portsmouth Weights and Measures Inspectorate about the Stands for Carry-cots (Safety) Regulations 1966 Order and on what date this was done.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Portsmouth County Borough Council were informed on 17th January that these Regulations had been made. The local authority associations and the Institute of Weights and Measures are among the bodies with whom consultations on the Regulations have been taking place since January, 1966.