HC Deb 01 November 1989 vol 159 c255W
37. Mr. Gregory

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to receive the British Standards Institute's recommendations with regard to revising relevant furniture standards to specify the use of toughened or safety glass in low-level locations and methods of fixing glass panels in furniture; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Forth

A Committee of the British Standards Institution is preparing a specification for testing glass used in furniture and it is expected that a draft standard will be issued for consultation by mid-1990.