§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the growing number of fires causing death and injury to children resulting from oil heaters being knocked over; and, as there is now a device which automatically extinguishes these oil heaters when tilted from a level setting, he will seek to require manufacturers of oil heaters.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have heard with regret of recent cases in which children have lost their lives in fires originating in oil heaters. I am asking the British Standards Institution whether the present British Standard for oil heaters will now be amended to take account of the device in question. If so, I will certainly consider the need to make a corresponding amendment to the Oil Heaters Regulations.