§ 16. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can state the number of persons prosecuted, during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, under the Road Transport Lighting Act, 1927, for not being provided, between the hours of darkness, with a red rear light or, alternatively, an efficient red reflector?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Clynes)Figures are not available for the whole country, but in the Metropolitan Police District the number of prosecutions taken during the 12 months ended 31st Decem- 578 ber, 1929, in respect of failure to provide a red rear light or an efficient red reflector during hours of darkness, was 4,935.
§ Mr. DAYCan my right hon. Friend obtain the figures for the provinces, because this is a much greater offence on dark roads?
§ Mr. CLYNESMy reply stated that the figures are not available, but I will inquire further.