§ 77. Mr. George Jegerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any result has yet been reached in the official investigation which started last July into the safety of infants' layettes and the risk that they are dangerous owing to inflammability.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThese layettes are made from a fabric which is more inflammable than a traditional material, like winceyette, but they are intended for use only during the first month of a child's life, when it is not exposed to the same risk of burning accidents as older children. Chiefly for this reason, infants' gowns of the size contained in these layettes are exempt from the requirements of the Nightdress (Safety) Regulations, 1967. I propose, however, to keep a close watch on the use of new fabrics.