§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, from recent statistics available, how many road accidents at night have involved, inter alia, poor lighting as one of the factors.
§ Mr. MarksThis information is not available in the precise form requested but the following information is available:
ROAD ACCIDENTS DURING DARKNESS Number (Thousands) Lighting conditions 1973 1974 1975* No street lights 19 17 17 Street lights unlit 2 3 2 Street lights below 20 feet high, lit 16 15 16 Street lights above 20 feet high, lit 49 46 46 — — — All known lighting conditions 86 82 80 — — — * Provisional estimate.