§ Lord Ezraasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they will publish the results of the Department of Trade and Industry's investigation into the electrical safety of personal computers.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Trefgarne)The Department of Trade and Industry is not undertaking a general investigation into the electrical safety of personal computers. However, it has received information about the electrical safety of a small number of products in the computer field which are currently in the process of investigation in the normal way by the respective local authority trading standards departments responsible for the enforcement of safety regulations in the areas where the suppliers are situated. I have asked to be kept informed of the outcome.