§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects the British Standards Institute to publish the revised version of BS6807, so enabling bed manufacturers to conform to the requirements of BS7177, with particular regard to the labelling of divan bases.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 5 February 1990]BS6807—methods of test for the ignitability of mattresses—was published in 1986. I understand that the revised version which also covers testing of divans and bed bases, is due to be published about the end of March. The proposal to approve BS7177 for the purpose of the general safety duty of the Consumer Protection Act, was and remains limited to domestic mattresses.