§ 27. Mrs. Betty WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he is taking to improve child safety in the home. [100554]
§ Dr. HowellsThe safety of toys and other articles used by children feature prominently in product safety standards, and the regulations which my Department administers.
In addition, the DTI produces and distributes safety awareness materials free of charge to local authorities and other safety professionals on a wide range of home safety topics, many of which are designed to help to reduce accidents to children.
612WI launched the first in a series of child safety magazines on 24 November, jointly produced by Government, business and the voluntary sector, for expectant parents and parents of babies and young children and strongly featuring child safety in the home.
I also launched Child Safety Week in June 1999, an initiative aimed at reducing accidents to children which DTI helped fund, run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.