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Written question asked by Lord Harrison (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Hanham (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2012.


Fire Safety

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 29 November 2011 (WA 49), what research was carried out by the Department for Communities and Local Government to calculate the life-saving impact of cigarettes that comply with the new safety standards; and whether they will place a copy of the research findings in the Library of the House.
Answer

In 2004, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister commissioned research on the comparison of the propensity of fire safer cigarettes and conventional cigarettes to ignite textile materials used in a domestic environment. The report produced was published in 2006, and is available on the DCLG website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/fire/pdf/160414.pdf. A copy has also been placed in the Library of the House.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14821; 734 c178-9WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2012-0102
Friday, 20 January 2012
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Housing: Fire Safety
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Fire prevention Standards Safety Research Tobacco
Link
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