§ 64. Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is proposing to support the voluntary bodies encouraging those horseriders to wear BS 6473 standard riding hats; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherMy Department has issued a press notice alerting the riding public to the dangers of not wearing hats to the new standard, BS 6473. Copies of the notice have been placed in the Library.
The Department will also be writing to suppliers of riding hats, reminding them of the new standard and pointing out that hats which do not meet the new standard may become illegal under the general safety duty proposed in last year's White Paper on the "Safety of Goods" (Cmnd. 9302).