§ 55. Mr. Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Transport, in order to obtain uniformity of road lighting, if he will introduce legislation to confer on county councils in England and Wales full road lighting powers, which in England and Wales they only have in certain special cases at present.
§ Mr. MarplesAs I said in reply to my hon. Friend on 1st July, we accept the need for some reform. But any revision of statutory lighting powers would have far-reaching repercussions on the financial relationship between the authorities concerned. Street lighting must, therefore, be considered in the context of our review of the system of highways grants as a whole. This is bound to take some time.