BANNING OF LOOPED BLIND CORDS

Early day motion 1115, tabled 4 March 2008 by Gordon Banks (Labour). Signed by 85 members.

That this House acknowledges that in the last 10 years up to 20 children are reported to have lost their lives in the UK as a result of incidents involving looped blind cords; recognises that the US banned the use of looped blind cords in the 1990s and Australia followed suit in 2004; calls on the British Standards Institute to introduce a new British Standard banning the use of looped blind cords; and urges the Government to begin immediate discussions with the British Standards Institute to prevent further avoidable deaths.

Signatures by party: Labour 53, Liberal Democrat 14, DUP 5, Scottish National Party 5, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, Respect 1, UUP 1.