§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he intends to publish the results of the 1990 joint survey undertaken by 42 local authorities and his Department to assess accurately the level of firework accidents nationally; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighThe results relating to hospital cases reported in the joint survey undertaken by 42 local authorities in 1990 were broadly comparable to the hospital accident figures published by the Department in 1991. A report highlighting these findings will be published in March this year.
The consumer safety unit is currently awaiting a response from the local authority officials to take forward joint discussions on the overall presentation of future firework accident data.