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A
The
final
item
of
business
this
evening
as
members
business
debate
on
motion,
one
7805
in
the
name
of
John
Mason
on
the
need
for
a
product,
recall
database
and
this
debate
would
be
concluded
without
any
questions
being
put
with
those
members
who
wish
to
speak
in
the
debate.
Please
press
the
request
to
speak
buttons
and
I
call
on
John
me
some
to
open
the
debate
for
around
seven
minutes.
Please,
hey.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
a
presiding
officer
and
I'm
very
pleased
of
the
opportunity
to
leadoff
in
this
debate
this
evening
on
what
is
an
issue
which
I
believe
has
potentially
dire,
Public
Safety
consequences.
Firstly,
can
I
thank
Kay
all
the
MSPs
who
are
here
this
evening
and
those
who
supported
the
motion
and
are
in
attendance
today.
B
On
highlighting
this
issue
and
preparing
for
today
now
central
to
this
debate,
as
it
mentions
in
the
motion,
is
the
whirlpool
recall
to
provide
some
background
in
June
of
this
year,
the
UK
government
ordered
the
recall
of
whirlpools
affected,
tumble
dryers
in
a
highly
unusual
move,
more
than
169
critter
Hotpoint,
Indesit
proline
and
sworn
tumble
dryer
models,
all
brands
owned
by
whirlpool
made
between
April
2004
and
October
2015,
which
could
pose
a
fire
risk.
The
Fault
in
the
dryers
could
lead
to
fires
if
excess
fluff
comes
into
contact
with
the
heating
element.
B
Just
two
weeks
ago,
whirlpool
said
it
has
found
65,000
of
the
estimated
500,000
potentially
dangerous,
flawed
dryers,
which
it
began
recalling
on
July
the
22nd.
After
dozens
of
blazes,
however,
no
accurate
data
can
be
provided
as
low
registration
rates.
Meanness
is
not
possible
to
give
a
definitive
figure
or
location
for
these
machines.
B
The
fact
remains,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
tumble
dryers
at
risk
of
catching
fire
are
still
in
use.
Eight
weeks
after
whirlpool
began
recalling
the
faulty
machines
the
affected
dryers
are
claimed
to
have
been
responsible
for
at
least
750
fires
over
an
11-year
period.
Recent
events
involving
whirlpools
tumble
dryer,
recall
only
amplify.
B
The
feelings
of
the
current
product
recoil
system
in
the
UK
research
by
electrical
safety
first
shows
that
product
recalls
are
woefully
ineffective,
achieving
a
success
rate
of
between
between
10
and
20
percent
on
average,
and
this
compares
to
be
between
89
and
98
percent
for
recalls
of
cars
and
light
goods
vehicles,
which
means
there
are
potentially
thousands
of
recalled
electrical
items
still
in
Scottish
homes.
As
most
of
these
products
have
been
recalled
because
they
could
lead
to
electrical
fire
or
shock,
they
present
a
serious
risk.
B
In
Scotland
alone,
in
2018
there
were
over
4
fires
a
week
caused
by
white
goods
such
as
dishwashers
and
tumble
dryers,
so
concerns
around
safety
of
white
goods
has
understandably
increased.
The
fact
is,
consumers
are
rarely
aware
of
recall
campaigns.
Product
recalls
are
often
complex
and
it
can
be
difficult
to
trace
customers
owning
the
recalled
item.
B
Many
will
not
have
provided
contact
details
when
they
purchased
the
product
and
others
may
have
moved
or
passed
on
the
item
to
a
friend
or
family
member
without
contact
details
for
customers,
manufacturers
have
to
broadcast
details
of
the
recall
through
retailers,
on
a
range
of
traditional
media
and
social
media
channels.
Electrical
safety
first
has
been
calling
for
a
centrally
managed
product
recalled
database,
which
would
allow
consumers
and
my
shettles
and
constituency
and
Beyond
to
check
that
their
appliances
are
not
subject
to
a
recall.
It
would
certainly
make
it
make
accessing
information
much
easier
for
consumers.
B
I
understand.
The
UK
government
has
at
last
promised
to
introduce
such
a
measure
and
have
interested
here.
If
the
minister
has
had
any
discussions
with
the
business,
energy
and
industrial
strategy
department
on
timings
for
its
introduction-
and
why
has
taken
so
long
to
reach
this
decision?
There
are
also
concerns
about
recalled,
being
sold
online
by
private
sellers
on
various
online
marketplaces.
B
A
number
of
affected,
whirlpool,
tumble
dryers,
have
been
found
for
sale
on
the
popular
online
platforms,
model
numbers
and
serial
numbers
are,
unfortunately,
not
a
mandatory
field
when
listing
an
electrical
appliance
for
sale
via
online
platforms.
So
a
consumer
may
be
unaware
that
they
are
buying
a
recalled
product
and
some
sellers
are
unknowingly
selling.
One
I
believe
this
situation
emphasizes
the
need
for
much
more
to
be
done
to
increase
public
awareness
of
recalls,
particularly
for
online
retailers.
It
seems
to
me
that
product
registration
is
key
to
this.
According
to
electrical
safety.
B
First,
faulty
electrical
products
are
responsible
for
over
six
fires
a
week
in
Scotland,
and
they
also
found
that
only
1/3
of
people
in
Scotland
register
their
electrical
products
and
has
to
be
said.
Msps
do
not
fare
much
better,
apparently
only
37%
of
ms
pees
claim
to
register
their
new
electrical
purchases.
B
Consumers
who
do
not
register
their
appliances
clearly
cannot
be
contacted
by
the
manufacturer
in
the
event
of
a
fault
or
safety
concern
being
discovered.
Registering
at
the
earlier
stage,
such
as
point
of
sale
seems
like
the
best
solution
to
me.
There's
a
considerable
lack
of
awareness
of
the
key
purpose
of
registration
forms,
as
well
as
the
process
for
completing
them,
which
currently
seems
to
put
people
off
registering
products.
Many
consumers
seem
to
associate
product
registration
with
ensuring
or
extending
warranties,
rather
than
helping
their
safety.
B
Consumers
also
need
reassurance
that
it
will
not
lead
to
their
data
being
used
for
marketing
purposes.
Registering
a
product
is
easy
and
only
takes
a
few
minutes
and
I
hope.
Members
will
support
a
campaign
to
be
launched
by
electrical
safety
first
next
month,
supported
by
the
Scottish
Fire
and
Rescue
Service,
which
promotes
an
easy
guide
to
product
registration
and
I'm
sure
they
will
be
contacted
with
the
relevant
details.
B
There
is
clear
evidence
to
support
mandatory
registration
of
products
at
the
point
of
sale
in
Scotland
and
the
UK,
so
that
manufacturers
know
where
their
customers
are
and
for
a
centrally
managed
product
recalled
database,
which
would
give
consumers
a
single
place
to
go
to
check
for
recalls.
The
Scottish
Government
is
shown
it's
prepared
to
take
action
to
enhance
consumer
safety.
B
For
example,
in
2015
protections
for
electrical
safety
for
Scottish
private
tenants
were
introduced,
while
their
counterparts
elsewhere
in
the
UK
are
still
not
afforded
the
same
safeguards
and
there's
really
good
work
being
undertaken
in
Scotland
to
raise
public
awareness
of
issues
with
product
safety
and
as
a
Scot
as
the
government-funded
Citizens
Advice
consumer
helpline,
which
provides
clear
practical
advice
on
all
consumer
issues.
The
Scottish,
Fire
and
Rescue
Service
continues
to
work
closely
with
Trading
Standards
and
key
safety
groups
to
ensure
the
public
are
made
aware
of
any
emerging
safety
risks.
B
I
understand
that
through
the
white
Goods
working
group
chaired
by
s
FRS,
a
successful
campaign
was
recently
launched,
outlining
the
dangers
of
quite
good
fires
and
the
importance
of
product
registration.
And
of
course,
last
week
we
had
the
Trading
Standards
week,
which
was
organized
and
promoted
by
Scots,
the
Society
for
chief
officers
of
Trading
Standards
in
Scotland,
which
had
a
focus
on
product
safety.
Well,
I
appreciate
the
powers
to
tackle
issues
relating
to
electrical
products.
Safety
are
largely
reserved.
B
For
example,
could
the
consumer
Scotland
bill
ensure
that
consumer
Scotland
has
the
function
to
coordinate
the
dissemination
of
information
to
consumers
around
major
recalls
of
electrical
products
that
present
a
significant
risk?
Thank
you
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
other
members
contributions
and,
of
course,
the
minister's
response.
A
C
You
deputy
designing
officer,
I'm
delighted
to
open,
on
behalf
of
the
Conservatives
today
and
I,
welcome
the
opportunity
to
speak
about
the
need
for
the
product
recalled
database
I.
Thank
my
colleague,
John
Mason,
for
bringing
this
debate
into
the
chamber.
As
this
chamber
knows,
in
June,
the
world
Paula
white
goods
manufacturer
was
ordered
to
recall
500,000,
potentially
faulty
white
good
products.
C
This
recall
was
particularly
related
to
faulty
tumble
dryers,
causing
fires,
which
Aberdeen
had
first-hand
experience
when
a
faulty
tumble
dryer
caught
fire
in
one
of
the
most
popular
in
Italian
restaurants.
In
September
last
year,
the
real
recall
notice
was
ordered
by
UK
government,
after
frankly,
poor
solution
by
whirlpool
advising
customers
not
to
leave
their
products
unattended
while
in
use
this
may
have
been
inadvertently.
C
Given
the
impression
to
some
customers,
the
machine
was
safe
to
use
in
February,
2017
whirlpool
changed
tack
and
advise
customers,
as
there
was
any
doubt
about
their
machine
being
faulty
to
stop
using
and
unplug
the
appliance
wise
advices.
At
least
it
was
only
after
an
intervention
by
the
Office
of
Product
Safety
and
standards
that
whirlpool
was
notified
to
issue
a
product
recall
of
tumble
dryers.
Not
yet
modified
under
the
recall,
consumers
were
with
unmodified
affected.
Tumble
dryers
will
be
entitled
to
a
new
replacement
machine.
C
C
However
consumer,
the
consumer
charity,
electrical
safety
first
argues
that
the
u
k--
week,
UK
recall
system
is
inefficient
and
the
average
success
rate
of
an
electoral
product
recall
in
UK
is
just
between
10
and
20
percent.
This
means
that
there
are
potentially
millions
of
recalled
electrical
items
still
out
in
the
UK.
It
is
in
this
context
that
John
Mason
has
opposed
to
the
creation
of
a
centrally
managed
database
which
can
allow
consumers
to
check
their
products
are
safe.
However,
I'm
not
convinced
how
this
would
go
beyond
the
structures
already
in
place
for
product
recall
notification.
C
There
is
already
a
government-run
website
product
recall,
which
lists
list
products
that
are
being
recalled.
The
issue
is
the
lack
of
awareness
by
the
customers,
consumers
to
regard
to
the
recall
campaigns,
but
perhaps
more
time
to
be
spent
in
implementing
solutions
to
raise
greater
awareness
of
product,
recall
campaigns
rather
than
spending
taxpayers
money,
sending
up
centrally
managed
databases.
C
Another
fail
of
the
UK
would
call
system
is
a
tracing
of
faulty
products,
but
multiple
whirlpool
has
managed
to
replace
six
only
65,000
and
a
500,000
faulty
machines,
meaning
there
are
potentially
thousands
of
unsafe
and
hazardous
products
still
remaining
in
Scottish
homes
at
place
where
people
should
feel
most
safe.
Electrical
Safety's
first
solution
to
this
problem
is
through
a
mandatory
registration
of
appliances
at
point
of
sale.
C
While
this
is
intended
to
aid
the
tracing
of
faulty
products,
it
does
raise
some
concerns
about
the
data
protection
and
still
does
not
solve
the
problem
of
locating
dangerous
products
if
the
consumers
changed
contact,
details
or
addresses.
Moreover,
if
we
look
at
this
statistic
that
only
what
a
third
of
Scots
registered
electrical
appliances
there's
only
further
awareness
and
awareness
and
promotion
of
existing
registered,
my
appliance
service
should
mean
more
legislation.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
this
debate.
No
one
can
fault
the
intention
behind
this
debate
space.
C
However,
the
UK
already
has
some
of
the
most
stringent
product
safety
laws
in
the
world,
although
there
are
merits
for
central
database
shows
they
already
existing
structures
in
place
to
be
made
better
use
of.
These
is
for
the
Trotters
government
to
raise
the
product
safety
in
a
way
that
protects
consumers,
personal
data
and
reducing
the
cost
to
the
taxpayer.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
Appliances
such
as
our
tumble
dryers
are
now
so
commonplace
in
most
households
that
there's
something
we
can't
remember
not
having.
That
is
until
it
has
a
fault
resulting
in
sometimes
disastrous
life
changing,
and
these
will
even
life-threatening
consequences.
So
recalls
are
an
important
means
of
safeguarding
consumers
from
dangerous
goods,
but
we
must
do
more
to
make
the
public
aware
of
recalls.
We've
all
heard
the
horror
stories
of
say,
a
faulty
washing
machine
or
a
tumble
dryer.
That's
resulted
in
a
family
home
burning
down
to
the
ground.
D
You
would
therefore
think
that
boastful
consumers
and
those
in
the
industry
would
pay
far
more
attention
to
the
quality
of
products
and
the
broadcasting
of
recalled
items
when
a
false
has
been
found.
However,
as
John
Mason
rightly
pointed
out,
research
from
Electrical
Safety
first
shows
that
only
around
10
to
20
percent
of
recalled
products
are
actually
returned.
I
suspect
it
is
in
part
due
to
a
lack
of
information,
a
lack
of
consumer
education
surrounding
which
products
have
been
recalled
and
clearly
more
can
be
done.
D
The
Whirlpool
recall
is
mentioned
within
John
Mason's
motion
is
a
colossal
failing.
This
is
a
recall
of
all
tumble
dryers
sold,
as
he
said,
under
Hotpoint
Indesit
swan
credo
and
proline
brands
between
2004
and
2015
household
names,
presiding
officer,
industry,
experts
estimated
that
when
the
recall
began
around
800,000,
tumble
dryers
were
at
risk.
Yet
the
recall
announcement
has
gone
largely
unnoticed,
leaving
consumers
in
the
dark
and
at
risk
to
date.
D
As
John
also
said,
around
65,000
tumble
dryers
have
been
returned,
despite
the
appliance
being
named
as
the
cause
of
Italy
750
fires
over
the
11-year
period
that
it
was
being
filmed
now.
I
am
aware
of
comments
in
the
media
from
whirlpool
executives,
stating
that
the
recall
has
been
five
times
more
successful
than
an
average
product
recall
as
if
that
gets
them
off
the
hook.
They
also
state
that
they've
resolved
1.7
million
customer
issues
concerning
these
tumble
dryers,
since
problems
started
to
arise
many
years
ago.
D
However,
the
fact
that
we're
having
to
have
this
debate
to
raise
awareness
of
the
recall
shows
that
there
is
much
more
that
can
and
must
be
done
at
whirlpools
end.
They
must
ensure
that
a
larger
percentage
of
the
public
are
aware
of
the
possible
risks
that
their
tumble
dryer
poses.
They
need
to
make
information
about
their
recall,
easier
to
access
now,
I
know
of
constituents
who
have
been
phoning
and
phoning,
but
not
managing
to
get
through.
D
It
is
not
an
easy
thing
to
do,
and
therefore
I
echo
the
concerns
of
my
colleague,
Rachel
Reeves
MP,
who
chairs
the
Westminster
Business
Committee,
who
said
that
the
modification
process
offered
by
whirlpool,
which
effectively
has
a
whirlpool
engineer,
come
to
your
home
and
fix.
Possibly
faulty
products
is
not
as
good
as
it
should
be.
Customers
who
have
any
concerns
of
the
quality
of
their
product,
even
after
modification,
should
consider
a
complete
replacement.
You
can
never
be
too
careful
when
the
consequences
can
be
so
destructive
and
so
severe.
D
So,
unlike
the
Conservatives
I,
welcome
calls
for
a
centrally
managed
product
recalled
database
without
such
a
database.
It
is
hard
for
consumers
to
check
if
things
they
have
brought
are
safe,
leaving,
potentially
dangerous,
recalled
products
in
homes
and
consumers
in
danger.
It
would
be
much
easier
for
members
of
the
public
to
find
out
if
their
appliance
is
affected,
but
actually
to
ensure
that
there
is
engagement
from
the
companies
and
they're
not
left
hanging
on
the
phone.
If
constituents
are
affected,
advice
from
organizations
like
Citizens
Advice
Scotland
is
unplug
your
tumble
dryer
immediately.
D
If
you
think
it
could
be
one
of
the
faulty
ones
and
report
it
and
get
it
replaced,
you
know,
presiding
officer.
We
take
safety
in
every
other
aspect
of
our
lives.
Serious
our
approach
to
appliances
should
be
no
different
and
I
hope.
The
minister
supports
that
coordinated
product
recall
database
and
look
forward
to
hearing
how
he
can
encourage
such
action.
Thank
You.
E
Thank
you
very
much
presiding
over
sudden.
Let
me
proper-
my
apologies.
I
spoke
to
your
colleague
about
this,
not
realizing
when
I
bid
for
this.
That
decision
time
to
move
back
I
have
to
flee
the
moment.
I
have
spoken,
my
apologies,
presiding
officer,
a
no
to
the
subject
in
hand.
Here,
it's
clearly
a
substantial
issue.
E
Let
me
just
address
some
of
the
practical
issues
that
in
future
might
be
helpful.
One
of
the
things
is
that
it's
all
very
well
publishing
lists
of
serial
numbers,
but
actually
on
a
lot
of
weight
goods.
It's
not
very
obvious
where
the
serial
number
is
and
if
it
is
anywhere,
is
probably
at
the
back
covered
in
three
to
five
years
grinding.
You
have
to
haul
it
out
to
find
it,
and
you
then
find
those
four
or
five
labels
saying
different
things
with
different
numbers
on
it,
which
one's
the
serial
number
so
I
think
in
future.
E
So
I
think
that's
a
little
suggestion
for
the
future,
and
we've
also
got
an
issue
with
finding
people
well
in
the
future,
we
could
require
and
I'm
not
trying
to
identify
whether
it's
Westminster
us,
that's
neither
here
nor
there,
that
we
record
when
white
goods
are
sold
all
but
the
last
digit
of
the
postcode
of
the
person
who's
buying
one,
why?
Why
would
that
be
useful?
E
First
of
all,
if
you
exclude
the
last
digit,
you
have
a
big
enough
cohort
that
you
can't
identify
individuals,
because
a
postcode,
the
full
postcode,
is
between
one
and
a
hundred
well
99,
strictly
people.
So
typically
that
would
give
you
a
cohort
of
750
and
if
you
know,
there's
X
number
in
there,
then
you
can
go
and
find
them,
but
then
also
if
you
know
that
you've
managed
to
find
overall
ten
percent
of
the
sales.
You
know,
there's
nine
you
don't
know
about,
so
you
can
go
and
do
something
about
it.
E
So
there
are
ways
to
tist
eclis.
You
can
use
information
to
haul
men
on
where
the
ones
you
don't
know
about
are
likely
to
be
because
the
difficulty
is
advertising
to
everybody
in
the
population
is
very
expensive
and
very
ineffective.
If
it's
a
tiny
right
of
the
decimal
point,
percentage
of
people
have
the
goods
so
I
think
there's
what
statisticians
another
could
do
on
this,
but
I
think.
Okay,
if
we
get
a
database,
it
certainly
will
be
useful,
but
many
people
will
not
simply
use
electronic
databases,
so
I
think
it
will
be
useful.
E
Citizens
Advice
bureaux
to
retail
us
to
service
engineers
as
they
go
around
and
to
msps
when
they're
answering
the
concerns,
queries
or
even
taking
the
opportunity
unsolicited
to
make
a
comments
to
people,
it's
disappointing
that
Goods
have
to
be
recalled,
but
it's
inevitable
that
that
will
happen.
When
you
deal
with
engineering,
you
inevitably
are
dealing
with
a
proportion
of
your
product
that
will
at
some
point
is
like
fail
of
a
reason.
That's
unexpected
I've
been
contacted
relation
at
my
car,
the
new,
where
I
wise
figured
write
to
me
white
goods,
much
more
difficult,
presiding
officer.
F
Deputy
presiding
officer,
I
think
from
what
I've
heard
tonight.
Virtually
everything
that's
been
set
apart
from
Jackie
Bailey's
old
egg
at
us,
I
could
probably
agree
with
so
I
won't
just
go
through
the
chapter
in
verse,
but
maybe
just
comment
on
one
or
two
of
the
things
that
came
up.
I
wondered
too
about
the
37
percent
of
all
of
us
as
to
who
asked
whom,
when
about
this
and
I,
would
certainly
support
the
electrical
safety
first
campaign
that
they're
at
they're
bringing
forward
shortly.
Just
what
Stephenson
as
he
disappears,
were
saying.
F
I
recognize
so
much
you're,
going
behind
the
fridge
and
you're
trying
to
find
a
number
I
mean
on
cars.
Now
I
think
the
VIN
numbers
put
on
the
windscreen,
where
you
can
actually
see
it
if
you've
ever
looked
for
one
because
they
know
they
want
it
to
be
seen.
So
these
things
I,
think
I
think
can
be
done.
I
think
what
several
people
mentioned
about
the
getting
people
to
fill
in
the
information
and
keep
it
up-to-date
we're
all.
Perhaps
if
you've
ever
looked
after
a
database
is
fine.
F
You
set
it
up,
there's
all
sorts
of
thoose
e
Azzam
and
then
how
do
you
keep
it
up-to-date?
And
it's
not
just
the
case
I
think
of
it
goes
to
one
house,
I
mean
white,
goose
and
other
things
can't
move
from
one
address
you
move
from
one
address
to
another.
You
give
it
to
somebody,
you
sell
it
whose
obligation
is
that
to
to
keep
that
up
to
date.
I
think
if
you
start
with
the
quality
product
in
the
first
place
that
helps
because
you
will
have
less
faults.
F
I
was
interested
to
hear
what
Jackie
Bailey
was
saying
about.
You
know
the
campaign
not
being
particularly
well-run
well
I
mean
that
that's
sort
of
an
excusable
these
things
once
you
start
to
process,
you
should
really
follow
it
through
quite
quite
thoroughly
and
make
sure
that
the
means
of
running
it
is
effective,
so
I
mean
the
motion
raises
to
me.
A
point
of
common
sense.
F
F
Perhaps
we
have
not
exactly
Big
Brother
watching
us
at
least
knowing
where
appliances
are
and
if
there
is
an
issue,
maybe
either
from
knowing
what
it
is
being
able
to
contact
the
person
or
to
actually
flash
up,
there's
a
reason
that
that
needs
to
be
investigated
so
I.
Throw
that
out
is
something
that
for
going
forward.
Something
that
would
could
be
helpful.
F
A
G
You
very
much
epson
officer
can
I
join
with
the
other
members
in
congratulating
John
Mason
for
securing
less
important
debate.
He
said
that
they
say
something's
detects
a
reticence
from
some
members
and
saying
up
to
has
motions
I
read
the
terms
of
this
one
and
I
can
see
alors
Minister
model.
It's
the
same.
Such
motions
I
readily
and
heartily
endorse
the
sentiment
star
in
the
throat
can
I
also
join
with
mr.
mason
and
welcoming
win
Mekhi
from
safety
first
to
the
gallery.
G
They
are
an
organization
that
I
have
been
able
to
engage
with
in
the
past
and
I
want
to
place
on
record.
My
parents
got
those
goverment's
thanks
for
the
work
that
they
undertake.
They
always
say
here
today
and
all
of
those
of
us
who
are
not
here
today.
Everyone
virtually
and
the
country
will
have
bought
quite
Goods
at
some
point,
someone's
may
even
remember
to
register
it
when
we
do
I
have
to
confess
I
think
I'm,
probably
in
the
63%,
who
do
not
and
will
commit
to
doing
much
better
going
forward.
G
But
when
we
purchased
these
Goods,
we
should
be
able
to
do
so
with
confidence
that
we
won't
be
put
at
risk
when
we
do
Jack.
Billy
is
right
that
we
should
have
that
expectation,
but
we
know
that
this
is
not
always
the
case
that
many
people
it
can
be
left
unaware
that
they
have,
they
may
have
a
dangerous
product
and
their
whom
we
know
the
points
be
made.
The
safety
first
today,
I
thought
of
Scottish
consumers
register
their
products.
That
does
cause
me
to
difficulty
in
recalling
faulty
items.
G
Currently,
no
more
than
20%
of
these
items
are
recalled
successfully
even
on
high-profile
cases.
They
obvious
one.
Having
be
mentioned,
the
Apollo
pool
a
tumble
dryers
case
that
me,
as
John
Mason
said,
still
be
hundreds
of
thousands
of
14
machines
and
UK
homes.
Indeed,
citing
the
specific
case,
the
latest
figures
I've
seen
as
a
10th
of
September,
a
65.
Thousands
of
the
tumble,
dryers
and
question
have
been
located
by
whirlpool,
with
over
400,000
still
on
identified,
setting
out
the
scale
of
the
challenge.
G
I
wanted
to
say
some
of
the
activities
the
Scottish
Government
has
engaged
them
and
that's
area.
Earlier
this
year,
the
Minister
for
Community
Safety
and
once
discussed
his
fire
and
rescue
services-
quite
Goods
fire
safety
campaign,
provides
clear
advice
on
how
to
do
the
rest
of
fires
that
start
from
white
goods.
Sealant
remainder
of
all
the
good
work
that
the
Scots
pine
rescue
service
undertake
to
protect
communities
and
keep
people
safe.
G
We
are
committed
to
ensuring
everyone,
loves
and
see
inclusive
and
resilient
community
is
one
part
of
that
is
a
determination
to
reduce
the
number
unpacked
of
house
fires
that
start
with
white
goods
and
I
very
much
support.
Therefore,
he
Goods
partnership
approach
that
includes,
as
this
government,
the
Scottish
Fire
Rescue
Services,
Trading
Standards,
and
electrical
safety
first
working
with
communities.
It's
working
together
in
that
fashion,
with
a
common
aim
that
we
can
base,
reduce
the
number
and
the
impact
of
white
goods
fires
I,
would
urge
everyone
who's.
G
Taking
a
simple
step
of
to
take
the
simple
step
of
using
the
Reds,
my
appliance
website
to
get
alerts
should
any
faults
be
identified
and
you're
quite
good
to
check
the
electrical
safety
first
website
for
our
product
recalls
and
advice
on
what
to
do
with
a
recalled
product.
That
has
an
important
way
to
raise
awareness,
and
we,
of
course,
should
use
it
and
encourage
people
to
utilize
the
support
people,
but
I
would
agree
that
a
product
recall
database
would
be
a
more
comprehensive
measure.
G
I
was
about
confusion,
Tom
Mason
say
he
was
unconvinced
of
the
need
for
such
a
database,
because
actually
the
office
for
product
safety
standards,
which
is
part
of
the
business
energy
and
industrial
strategy
department.
The
UK
government,
which
is,
of
course
under
the
administration
of
his
party,
have
actually
committed
to
establishing
such
a
database
ugly.
It
was
actually
Tom
Mison,
of
course,
that
has
to
build
and
what
exists,
but
they
might
have
committed
to
doing
that.
I
agree
with
John
Mason.
There
shouldn't
be
a
delay.
G
He
asked
about
what
the
engagement
has
been
between
the
government's
on
this
matter
has
been
engagements
an
official
level,
but
I
will
commit
tonight
to
follow
up
directly
with
the
relevant
UK
Minister,
who
I
think
we
akeli
tourists
now
be
very
happy
to
update
members
of
participated
in
the
debate
as
to
what
the
response
has
been.
I
also
thought
there
was
a
number
of
really
useful
suggestions,
which
will
also
follow
up
with
Kelly
towards
the
points
that
were
made
by
mr.
G
Stevenson
in
his
usual
detailed
forensic
fashion,
and
also
a
bell
woman
about
the
ease
by
which
information
about
the
product
item
can
be
displayed
on
any
particular
item
as
something
I'll
take
up,
whether
an
indeed
a
football
woman
made
a
really
useful
suggestion
about
how
the
Internet
I
know
he's
surprised,
but
I
did
think
you
either
are
useful
suggestion.
Mr.
boom
and
I
will
avail
myself
of
taking
up
the
suggestion
and
exploring
it
with
Kelly
tourists
about
the
utilization
of
what
we're
calling
the
Internet
of
Things.
G
We
also
have
a
committed
establishing
consumer
Scotland,
the
Bell
as
before,
Parliament
I,
look
forward
to
pursuing
it
through
a
parliament
to
believe
the
economy
committee
is
recently
closed,
its
call
for
evidence
and
will
start
to
scrutinize
the
belfort
engaging
with
them.
The
organisation
consumer
Scotland
is
primarily
designed
to
be
an
investigate
everyone,
but
it
will
be
able
to
provide
information
on
a
consumer
matters
which
could
include
products
present.
A
significant
rest,
John
Mason
suggested
that
it
could
be
the
responsibility
of
consumer
Scotland
for
the
dissemination
of
information.
I
think
he
meant
directly
to
consumers.
G
I
am
not
convinced
that
we
would
be
empowered
to
legislate
for
that,
but
again,
I'm
very
happy
to
explore
it
as
a
useful
suggestion
and
I
undertake
to
do
that.
As
we
take
the
Bell
a
fault
zone
officer.
I
welcome
the
work.
That's
been
done
up
to
know
to
protect
consumers,
whether
it's
raising
awareness
of
the
dangers
of
faulty
goods,
as
we
have
seen
with
electrical
fire
safety.
First,
raising
the
awareness
of
the
prospect
of
the
database
that
we've
we've
been
debating
this
evening.
G
We
can
all
play
our
part
and
in
choosing
the
marsh
computation
for
tumors
and
Scott
from
harm.
We
are
doing
that
here
in
Scotland
through
trying
to
create
a
consumer
Scott
through
the
elk
sessions
working
group,
the
idea
and
through
the
funding
we
provide
for
the
consumer
helpline.
We
will
always
continue
to
do
that.
I'll
take
for
some
of
the
things
I've
been
reading.
This
debate
and
I
look
forward
to
being
able
to
update
the
members
of
Deakin
partner.