§ Ms WalleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to require local authorities to liaise with other authorities and the voluntary sector to reduce accidents in the home; and if he will make a statement. [36]
Mr. John M. TaylorThere are no plans to require local authorities to liaise with other authorities and the voluntary sector. However, my Department makes a wide range of free home safety literature available to local authorities, and now also encourages them to carry forward home safety initiatives via a newsletter outlining the Department's home safety. My Department also provides a grant in aid to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, which is used to support four regional home safety officers who work closely with accident prevention staff in local authorities.