§ 61. Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation requiring all British-made cars sold on the home market to be fitted with high penetrant resistant laminated windscreens.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsNo.
§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the percentage of British cars sold in Great Britain for the last year for which statistics are available, with high penetrant resistant laminated windscreens;
(2) what is his estimate of the additional cost per car of requiring all British-made cars sold on the home market to be fitted with high penetrant resistant laminated windscreens;
(3) what studies have been made of the comparative injury rates between those involved in accidents in the United Kingdom in cars with high penetrant resistant laminated windscreens and those with other types of windscreen; and what were the recommendations made.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsStatistics are not available, but very few cars are sold in Great Britain with H.P.R. laminated windscreens. Because of this, no proper comparison of injury rates in accidents in the United Kingdom has yet been possible, but the available evidence does not indicate any substantial difference; I am, however, continuing to examine the whole question of injuries due to windscreen glass. The additional cost of fitting H.P.R. laminated windscreens would be about £10 per car.