§ Dr. WrightTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what effect the single European market will have on firework safety in the United Kingdom; and if he will make it his policy to ensure that any European standard is at least as high as the existing British Standard (BS 7114) on firework safety.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 2 November 1992]: The single European market should not have an immediate direct effect on fireworks safety in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom delegation on the CEN technical committee will continue to try to ensure that any European standard for fireworks matches the high standards of safety in the United Kingdom; work on producing such a standard is some years away from completion.