§ 26. Mr. Tinkerasked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the lackout time in the morning as, if this could be reduced, it would lead to saying of fuel?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe black-out period corresponds generally with the hours of darkness, and shortening this period would therefore be unlikely to lead to any substantial saving of fuel.
§ Mr. TinkerWould it not be possible to save fuel if people could put up their blinds earlier in the morning rather than have, to wait for the present regulation time?
§ Mr. MorrisonI saw the hon. Member's point. It is, of course, one of the diffi- 2053 culties that when we adjusted the hour at night we suffered for it, in a way, in the morning. Although I agree that there is a slight margin of twilight, so to speak, or early dawn, I do not think that any material saving of fuel would result from the adoption of the suggestion that has been made.