§ 20. Mr. Harrisonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will permit some relaxation for the Christmas season of the regulations controlling shop window lighting.
§ Mr. GaitskellNo, Sir.
§ Mr. HarrisonIn view of the fact that there will be a considerable lengthening in the shop hours during the Christmas season, is it not possible for the right hon. Gentleman to make some concession in this direction?
§ Mr. GaitskellNaturally it would be very attractive to have a lot more shop window lighting, but I cannot agree to this at a moment when we are calling on commercial users to restrict their consumption during peak hours.
§ 21. Mr. Harrisonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will arrange for a modification of the shop window lighting regulations to permit the lighting of shops with arcade-like entrances, or where the windows are shaped to form a passage entrance to the shop.
§ Mr. GaitskellNo, Sir, but the regulations do not preclude the lighting of outside entrance passages where they are so dark as to make this really necessary.