§ Mr. McKayasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation to prohibit the sale of small plastic toys contained in chocolate eggs; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardI have no plans to prohibit the supply of such products. As my predecessor the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Fletcher) said on 16 July last year at column88 in reply to the hon. Member for Londonderry, East (Mr. Ross) there are any number of small objects which could cause the death of a child by choking. I can only add that apart from featuring prominent labels warning parents to keep small toys away from young children, suppliers are investigating ways of making plastic toys detectable by X-ray if swallowed.