FIRE-SAFE CIGARETTES

Early day motion 598, tabled 13 January 2010 by John Mason (Scottish National Party). Signed by 10 members.

That this House congratulates the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee on the implementation on 1 January 2010 of legislation for fire-safe cigarettes, which have a reduced tendency to burn when left unattended; hopes that this will be a step towards reducing the number of fire deaths and injuries; further notes that this now leaves only one state, Wyoming, still to pass such legislation; believes that the European Commission is lagging behind in the development of an agreed European standard; and calls on the Government to assist in speeding up the process.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.