THE Manchester Evening News Safe City Safe Glass campaign has been boosted by MPs in the Commons.

They are calling for the use of toughened glass and plastic bottles in nightspots to prevent injuries - which the M.E.N. urged last year. Labour MPs say in a Commons motion that injuries caused by old-style glasses can cause lasting physical and mental scarring.

Now Cabinet Office Minister Graham Stringer and the former Foreign Office Minister Tony Lloyd have thrown their weight behind the campaign, which was prompted by a brutal ''glassing'' attack on young mum Rachel Franks in Mr Lloyd's Manchester Central constituency.

''Even if there is an extra cost, responsible licensees should accept it as a legitimate price to pay to stop the scarring and maiming,'' said Mr Lloyd. ''We know that victims of these violent crimes can be anyone - your son, your daughter or your best mate.''

Mr Lloyd said he was committed to supporting the Commons motion calling for toughened glasses, an investigation into plastic bottles and a specific ban on the carrying of glasses and bottles in central areas.

Mr Stringer, former leader of Manchester city council, also backed the toughened glass campaign and a ban on carrying glasses in some areas. ''I support the M.E.N. campaign to halt the number of injuries caused to young people,'' said Mr Stringer.

The parliamentary group which has tabled the motion praised the M.E.N. campaign and group leader Julie Morgan, MP for Cardiff North, said today it was ''a worthy idea.''

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