§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that in many instances tramcars are so devoid of external lighting as to be invisible in the black-out at a distance of 20 yards and thereby constitute a menace to the safety of other traffic, vehicular and pedestrian, using the roadway; and what steps he proposes to take to deal with this?
§ Sir J. AndersonAs I stated on the 24th October in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Hulme (Sir J. Nall), I am arranging for details of a suitable method of lighting tramcars to be communicated to public service vehicle operators.
§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Home Secretary whether he has reached a decision regarding the points dealt with in the resolution of the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association, sent to him on 21st October, 1939; and whether he will announce his decision?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe resolution to which the hon. Member refers was in general terms urging some relaxation of the existing lighting restrictions in the interests of public service vehicles. I would refer the hon. Member to the full statement on this matter which was made by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport on the 9th November in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Shipley (Mr. Creech Jones). A copy of that statement is being forwarded to the association.