DEATHS CAUSED BY LOOPED BLIND CORDS

That this House is distressed at the news of further deaths of infants caused by looped blind cords, including that of a 22-month-old boy in January; notes the recent increase in these tragedies reported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, including three in the past month; recalls the 359 cord deaths in the USA in a 14 year period; regrets the slow progress by industry in introducing cords with safety features; and urges the Government to bring forward an initiative to publicise the serious danger to the lives of children from 250 million cords in homes in the UK.