LORD JANNERasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have yet reached a decision on the proposal made by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for an independent Commission on Water Safety.
VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSSAfter consultations with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, my right honourable friend has decided to set up a working party to examine existing means of preventing drowning accidents with a view to making any necessary recommendations for improvement. In addition, the Home Office is undertaking research into the causes of drowning accidents; and the arrangements for consultation between central Government Departments, and between central and local government, on water safety matters are being reviewed.
House adjourned at five minutes past eight o'clock.