Clothes safety

European market surveillance authorities receive notifications of accidents where cords or drawstrings on children's clothes become entangled in bicycles, doors, car doors, or playground equipment, leading to severe injury or death. National accident statistics show that such accidents fall into two groups by age: i) younger children where entrapment of hood cords in playground equipment such as slides, result in fatalities; ii) older children where cords and strings from the waist and lower hems of garments are entrapped in moving vehicles such as bus doors, ski lifts and bicycles resulting in severe injuries or death from being dragged or run over by the vehicle. A recent EU market surveillance exercise, checked in particular, the safety of children's clothes with cords and drawstrings, with which there can be a risk of strangulation, especially for children up to 7 years.

Green Deal creates green jobs

* Every one of the 26 million homes in the UK could benefit in some way from the Green Deal as well as many of the UK’s businesses;
* It is estimated that there are 14 million insulation measures like loft, cavity and solid wall to be carried out in Britain’s homes;
* The most energy inefficient homes in the UK could save, on average, around 550 british pounds per year by installing insulation measures under the Green Deal;
* The Energy Security and Green Economy Bill will be introduced in the Autumn to legislate so that long term repayment can be made through a charge on a home's energy meter;
* The Green Deal is expected to be available in late 2012.

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